With time being of the essence for patients facing one of cancer’s most dire complications, UCLA researchers are working to create a new test to detect cancer’s spread to the central nervous system on the same day as the doctor’s visit.
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International Lung Cancer Experts Seek Public Comments on Updated Molecular Testing Guideline to Improve Patient Selection and Targeted Therapies
The College of American Pathologists (CAP), the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), and the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) announced today the open comment period for the revised 2018 evidence-based guideline, “Updated Molecular Testing Guideline for the Selection of Lung Cancer Patients for Treatment With Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors.”
Foundation Venture Capital Group Commits $1 Million to Hackensack Meridian Health’s First Spin-out Company, EValuate Diagnostics
The company, based on science from the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation, promises to capture biomarkers for early detection of disease
Whole-body MRIs aren’t as beneficial as they seem
Knowing every abnormality in your body is tempting, but experts say ignorance may be bliss
Technion-developed Method Accelerates Blood Test Analysis by About 98%
A new method for rapid and inexpensive analysis of the chemical composition of blood samples may hasten the early diagnosis of diseases. The first application to be tested will be the early detection of various cancerous tumors based on blood tests.