Cancer Treatment: Understanding The Crucial Role Of Early Detection In Diagnosis
Cancer, infiltrates lives with stealth, often undetected until it reaches advanced stages. Screening can serve as a powerful tool amidst the uncertainty and fear surrounding cancer. Read more to find out.
Mar 31, 2024, 19:28 PM IST
Pancreatic cancer: A new genetic cause discovered? Researchers say this
Most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage when the disease is already inoperable and there are no effective therapies. Extensive research has demonstrated that mutations in the KRAS gene play an enormous role in the formation and growth of pancreatic cancer.
Dec 02, 2022, 08:24 AM IST
Prostate cancer can be detected through an ultrasound
Recent research revealed that an ultrasound scan can be used to detect prostate cancer.
Oct 29, 2022, 18:11 PM IST
Scans fail to detect cancer cells in the pancreas: Research
Researchers revealed how pancreatic cancer tumours are being overlooked on CT and MRI scans, reducing the window for life-saving curative surgery.
Oct 11, 2022, 16:50 PM IST
Combining ultrasound imaging with blood test improves cancer detection by 40%: Study
Symptoms of liver cancer can include upper abdominal pain or swelling, loss of weight or appetite, white chalky stools, and general fatigue.
Feb 12, 2018, 12:30 PM IST
Blood test to diagnose two cancer types is here
They used mid-infrared spectroscopy to analyse blood serum derived from experimental mice and differentiate mice with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and subcutaneous melanoma from healthy mice and also between these two tumorous conditions.
Dec 13, 2017, 17:53 PM IST
Now, cancer detection possible at home? iPhone-based device developed
Developed by Connecticut-based start-up Butterfly Network, the pocket sized device works by shooting sound into the body and capturing the echoes.
Oct 29, 2017, 15:17 PM IST
Cancer detection at home - This is how it is possible
For reducing the influx of patients in the hospital and cut down the struggle which a patient and the family has to undergo while seeking treatment, this step has been taken.
Oct 10, 2017, 20:02 PM IST
Many women with disabilities don't get cancer screening, says study
Women with disabilities often have socioeconomic challenges, are less educated, and are often unmarried or have strong social networks.
Oct 09, 2017, 17:38 PM IST
Cancer detection now just a 10-second wait? - Read
In tests performed on human samples, the device was more than 96 percent accurate for cancer diagnosis.
Sep 07, 2017, 12:43 PM IST
Novel 'dot' system may improve cancer detection
The nanosystem, which achieves a five-fold increase over existing tumour-specific optical imaging methods, generates bright tumour signals by delivering quantum dots to cancer cells without any toxic effects.
Aug 27, 2017, 15:13 PM IST
Cancer hijacks natural cell process to survive: Study
NMD is known among the medical community for the role it plays in the development of genetic diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis and some hereditary forms of cancers.
Jun 26, 2017, 20:46 PM IST
Cancer can be detected through natural sound waves emitted by the human body, say scientists!
Elastography, sometimes referred as 'seismology of the human body', is an emerging technology used to enhance medical ultrasound imaging.
Jun 26, 2017, 20:22 PM IST
Soon, a single drop of blood may help detect cancer! - Read
It was the first clinical trial in the world to test if the protein could be a useful tumour biomarker for lung cancer, and it succeeded, the report said.
May 05, 2017, 16:05 PM IST
Simple blood test may help detect cancer early
As per a new research, doctors may soon be able to detect and monitor a patient`s cancer with a simple blood test, reducing or eliminating the need for more invasive procedures.
Mar 21, 2017, 15:25 PM IST
Indian scientists can make technology cheaper for breast cancer detection, says US scientist
Indians are incredibly good at making technology better, faster and cheaper," she said.
Feb 28, 2017, 19:08 PM IST
Scientists come up with Lab-on-a-chip technique to simplify cancer detection
Scientists have developed a new lab-on-a-chip technique that may probably simplify and ease out cancer detection at an early stage.
Dec 14, 2016, 15:57 PM IST
Novel film paves way for smartphone-sized cancer detector
This can help patients get better follow-up treatment with less disruption to their everyday lives.
Jan 15, 2016, 17:40 PM IST
