Oncology & Cancer

Liquid biopsy: A new tool for identifying and monitoring cancer

Physicians at the University of Chicago Medicine are increasing their use of liquid biopsies, an emerging technology that detects signs of cancerous tumors with a simple blood test rather than an invasive needle procedure.

Oncology & Cancer

Clinical breast exam rarely detects second breast cancer after DCIS

For patients undergoing surveillance following diagnosis and treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), very few second breast cancers are detected by clinical breast examination by a physician, according to a study published ...

Oncology & Cancer

How AI could dramatically improve cancer patients' prognosis

With 1.2 million deaths in the 2020, or 23% of the total number of deaths, cancer is the second biggest killer in the European Union. The figure is all the more tragic given 40% of these cancers could be prevented through ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Updated systemic lupus erythematosus management recommendations

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous disease, which can cause many different manifestations and symptoms, and traditionally did not have many treatment options. However, the picture is changing, and clinical ...

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