Oncology & Cancer
Magnetic cancer detecting system moves towards commercialisation
An improved system for detecting cancers that uses magnetic rather than radioactive tracers has taken a major step towards commercialisation.
Jun 13, 2016
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News tagged with radioactive
Oncology & Cancer
Chernobyl radiation could be linked to rising number of thyroid cancers in Belgian children
Exposure to radioactive fallout from the April 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident in Belgium may have increased the incidence of thyroid cancer in those exposed as children, according to new research published in the journal ...
Jun 7, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Radioactive iodine treatment in women affects ovarian reserve and may affect fertility
Women of reproductive age who have thyroid cancer should be cautious about receiving radioactive iodine treatment, which affects their remaining egg supply - their ovarian reserve - and may affect their fertility, new research ...
Apr 3, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
A new potential biomarker for cancer imaging
A biochemical compound developed as a radioactive tracer for cell proliferation shows increasing potential for use in cancer imaging, according to a recent paper published in the Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology.
Feb 1, 2016
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Health
How much radioactivity is in infant formula?
Based on measurements of radioactivity in samples of infant formula manufactured and sold around the world, researchers estimate that infants 1 year of age or younger who consume these formulas would ingest a significantly ...
Oct 1, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Facility churns out radioactive agents to investigate the subcellular activity that drives disease
A modern-day version of the machine that smashed atoms for the Manhattan project now resides on a quiet corner of UNC's medical research campus, in a room below the basement of Marsico Hall. While its predecessor was used ...
Jul 1, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Combined brachytherapy techniques should be 'benchmark' for cervical cancer treatment
The first large international study to investigate the late side-effects of a combination of two forms of brachytherapy to treat cervical cancer has shown that the technique successfully delivers higher radiation doses to ...
Apr 24, 2015
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Cardiology
Study finds imaging tool to diagnose heart conditions is more accurate and safer
New heart imaging technology to diagnose coronary heart disease and other heart disorders is significantly more accurate, less expensive and safer than traditional methods, according to a new study by researchers from the ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Advanced thyroid cancer responds to targeted therapy with sunitinib
In patients with advanced thyroid cancer, sunitinib, a drug approved for treatment of several other cancers, showed significant cancer-fighting activity t, a new phase 2 clinical trial has found. Results of the single-center ...
Mar 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
New compound may lead to development of cheaper anti-cancer drugs
A new compound developed at the University of Toronto Scarborough could play an important role in developing cheaper anti-cancer drugs.
Feb 25, 2015
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