News tagged with early detection
Screening detects ovarian cancer using neighboring cells
Pioneering biophotonics technology developed at Northwestern University is the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer in humans by examining cells easily brushed from the neighboring cervix ...
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Apr 22, 2013 |
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Early detection of MS treatment complication may improve survival
The drug natalizumab is effective for treating multiple sclerosis (MS), but it increases the risk of a rare but potentially fatal brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). A study released today ...
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Mar 10, 2013 |
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Number one reason people say they might delay seeing GP is difficulty making an appointment
More than a third (39 percent) of people in Britain say difficulty making an appointment might put them off going to the doctor about a symptom they think could be serious according to a new study from Cancer Research UK.
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Feb 20, 2013 |
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Breakthrough in early cancer detection
Cape Cod-TV correspondent Melissa Chartrand went into the hospital three years ago to undergo a hysterectomy, a common procedure that was supposed to eliminate her abdominal pains. But for Melissa, a far more serious pain ...
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Jan 10, 2012 |
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Hospital gives first tomosynthesis mammograms in region this week
There is still a one in eight lifetime risk that a woman will develop breast cancer, and the best tool against the disease remains early detection. Now, Women & infants Hospital of Rhode Island has taken the breast cancer ...
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Dec 07, 2011 |
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Early COPD detection could help lung cancer diagnosis
Early screening of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may help to detect lung cancer at an earlier stage, according to a new study.
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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Early detection is key in the fight against ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a rare but often deadly disease that can strike at any time in a woman's life. It affects one in 70 women and in the past was referred to as a silent killer, but researchers have found there are symptoms ...
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Sep 15, 2011 |
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'Pink ribbon dollars' help fill financial gaps for breast cancer programs
A new study shows that donations collected by check boxes on state income tax forms, fees from license plates and revenue from state lottery tickets have raised millions for breast cancer research and prevention programs ...
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Aug 31, 2011 |
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Addressing high false-positive rates for mammograms
We've heard it repeatedly: early detection is key to surviving breast cancer. But even with recent advances in mammography, finding indications of breast cancer before it can metastasize remains a problem. Scientists at Pacific ...
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Jun 13, 2011 |
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Test could detect Alzheimer's disease earlier than previously possible
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study has revealed the possibility of using a simple test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, enabling the condition to be identified before significant and irreversible ...
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May 16, 2011 |
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