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Cancer diagnostics often begin with a biopsy and histopathologic examination, from the basis of physical examination and medical history. Sometimes the first indication is an abnormal laboratory test result (eg, anemia resulting from colon cancer).
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JAN 22, 2017Cancer
About 25 percent of men may be spared invasive prostate cancer biopsies with just an MRI scan, a new study reports. Curr ...JAN 19, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Detecting Endometrial Cancer Earlier with GenomicsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 16, 2017Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 13, 2017Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2017Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev ...NOV 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For women at high risk for cervical cancer, Hopkins researchers say they have a new diagnostic test that’s both no ...NOV 19, 2016Cancer
Rhabdoid meningiomas are among one of the most aggressive brain cancer types. Furthermore, doctors have a difficult time ...NOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199 ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 27, 2016Cancer
Could stool samples reveal a person’s colorectal cancer risks? Researchers studying the molecular makeup of colon ...OCT 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Mammograms are among the top routine procedures that make women cringe the most. For sure, it’s an important tool ...SEP 14, 2016Cancer
DNA mutations that cause mutations get a lot of press. But problems with RNA and proteins can also lead to cancer. Shedd ...AUG 31, 2016Cardiology
Amyloid buildup can cause heart failure, and a new imaging technique can both diagnose and prognose the condition. In th ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2016Cancer
By combining nanotechnology and the wonderful world of microbiology, Canadian scientists have created something truly un ...JUL 21, 2016Cancer
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Of the 22,000 new e ...JUL 13, 2016Videos
Li Gu, a post-doctoral fellow, talks about his award-winning image in this video from MIT's Koch Institute. Gu works in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A report in the journal Blood revealed that scientists have found a protein that may diagnose chronic graft-versus-host ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2016Cancer
More than just striking out on a kiss, bad oral hygiene may be linked to something far more insidious: head and neck can ...JUN 27, 2016Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a protein that launches cancer growth and appears to ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUN 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Computed tomography (CT) scans can often be life-saving medical procedures, but do we really understand the risks i ...JUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 16, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Some mutations in the DNA are harmless, and a person could go their entire life with the mutation and never know. Other ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2016Cancer
With the advancement of sequencing technologies, scientists are able to uncover more about the genetic basis of diseases ...JUN 09, 2016Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15 ...
JAN 22, 2017
Cancer
About 25 percent of men may be spared invasive prostate cancer biopsies with just an MRI scan, a new study reports. Curr
...
JAN 19, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Detecting Endometrial Cancer Earlier with Genomics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 13, 2017
Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2017
Cancer
A large portion of melanoma cases prove fatal because the disease has already progressed beyond treatment options. Howev
...
NOV 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women at high risk for cervical cancer, Hopkins researchers say they have a new diagnostic test that’s both no
...
NOV 19, 2016
Cancer
Rhabdoid meningiomas are among one of the most aggressive brain cancer types. Furthermore, doctors have a difficult time
...
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 27, 2016
Cancer
Could stool samples reveal a person’s colorectal cancer risks? Researchers studying the molecular makeup of colon
...
OCT 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mammograms are among the top routine procedures that make women cringe the most. For sure, it’s an important tool
...
SEP 14, 2016
Cancer
DNA mutations that cause mutations get a lot of press. But problems with RNA and proteins can also lead to cancer. Shedd
...
AUG 31, 2016
Cardiology
Amyloid buildup can cause heart failure, and a new imaging technique can both diagnose and prognose the condition. In th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2016
Cancer
By combining nanotechnology and the wonderful world of microbiology, Canadian scientists have created something truly un
...
JUL 21, 2016
Cancer
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Of the 22,000 new e
...
JUL 13, 2016
Videos
Li Gu, a post-doctoral fellow, talks about his award-winning image in this video from MIT's Koch Institute. Gu works in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An international consortium of researchers has published four related papers, in Nature Biotechnology here and here, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A report in the journal Blood revealed that scientists have found a protein that may diagnose chronic graft-versus-host
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2016
Cancer
More than just striking out on a kiss, bad oral hygiene may be linked to something far more insidious: head and neck can
...
JUN 27, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a protein that launches cancer growth and appears to
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUN 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Computed tomography (CT) scans can often be life-saving medical procedures, but do we really understand the risks i
...
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 16, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Some mutations in the DNA are harmless, and a person could go their entire life with the mutation and never know. Other
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2016
Cancer
With the advancement of sequencing technologies, scientists are able to uncover more about the genetic basis of diseases
...
JUN 09, 2016
Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15
...