Bottom Line: Incorporation of pan-cancer microsatellite instability (MSI) detection into the 74-gene panel Guardant360 liquid biopsy assay showed high concordance with matched tissue samples in nearly 1,000 patients.
Aug 5, 2019
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The diagnosis of diseases like cancer almost always needs a biopsy—a procedure where a clinician removes a piece of suspect tissue from the body to examine it, typically under a microscope. Many areas of diagnostic medicine, ...
Apr 21, 2021
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Use of a new drug to detect the beta-amyloid plaques in the brain that are hallmark signs of Alzheimer's disease may help doctors diagnose the disease earlier, according to research that will be presented as part of the Emerging ...
Apr 16, 2012
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Bringing life-like detail to a hospital near you: the 3-D mammogram, which doctors say is detecting breast cancer earlier and more accurately than traditional tests.
Oct 7, 2012
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University of Michigan researchers have identified an accessible, non-invasive way to identify patients at risk for progression of kidney disease.
Dec 2, 2015
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound was found to better detect high-grade prostate cancer than conventional methods, making it a more appropriate approach for screening clinically important cancers and monitoring low-risk ones with ...
Sep 27, 2012
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When a woman has an abnormal pap smear she usually undergoes colposcopy, the procedure physicians use to closely examine the cervix, vagina and vulva for signs of disease. Typically a metal instrument is used to obtain a ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Susana Garcia-Recio, Ph.D., a research associate in the lab of Charles M. Perou, Ph.D., at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will present findings that identified molecular features responsible for the development ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Breast cancer is the most common fatal cancer in women. Early detection increases a woman's chances of recovery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an accurate technique for detecting and classifying tumors in breast tissue. ...
Mar 1, 2021
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A new blood test can predict how well men with advanced prostate cancer will respond to treatment and could replace some of the existing methods used to characterise and track the disease.
Jun 1, 2020
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