Oncology & Cancer
GE to invest $1 billion in cancer research
US industrial conglomerate General Electric said on Thursday that it would invest $1 billion in cancer research over the next five years.
Sep 15, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Hand-held unit to detect cancer in poorer countries
An engineering researcher and a global health expert from Michigan State University are working on bringing a low-cost, hand-held device to nations with limited resources to help physicians detect and diagnose cancer.
Aug 26, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Popular mammography tool not effective for finding invasive breast cancer
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology is ineffective in finding breast tumors, and appears to increase a woman's risk of being called back needlessly for additional testing following mammography, a large UC Davis study ...
Jul 27, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Greater cancer detection is possible with 4-D PET image reconstruction
A study introduced at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting is advancing a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging method that uses new 4D image reconstruction to achieve the highest diagnostic capability for the detection of cancer. ...
Jun 6, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Gamma imaging provides superior tumor detection for dense breasts
A study revealed at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting is comparing the breast-tumor detection capabilities of two very different imaging technologies—breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI), which provides functional images of ...
Jun 6, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Sexual orientation affects cancer survivorship
Gay men have a higher prevalence of cancer compared with heterosexual men, and lesbian and bisexual female cancer survivors report lower levels of health than heterosexual female cancer survivors. Those are the conclusions ...
May 9, 2011
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