Sentences with phrase «because early detection»

«We are undertaking the most aggressive action in the nation to expand access to breast cancer screenings, because early detection is the best possible treatment,» Cuomo said.

First we want to start by installing the nations most advanced weather detection system here in the state of New York because early detection will literally save lives and we haven't been getting the correct information early enough.

Because early detection and treatment of hearing loss leads to significantly improved speech and language delay for those children affected, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) provides hearing screening for all newborns, regardless of perceived risk.

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Some companies offer incentive programs to encourage employee participation in health and wellness programs because learning about potential risks and screenings for early detection helps decrease large claims.

Because ingredients and raw material can come into a manufacturing plant from different vendors and sources, a thorough early foreign object detection is pivotal in protecting products before the process begins in the facility.

Early detection is important because it increases the chance of being able to deflect a giant asteroid before impact.

Detection of dementia at the earliest stages has become a worldwide priority, because drug treatments, prevention strategies and other interventions will likely be more effective very early in the disease process, before extensive brain damage has occurred.

«Early detection of individuals at high risk of developing memory and thinking problems that we call mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is crucial because people with MCI are at a greater risk of developing dementia.

Mario Livio of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, adds that this is «a wonderful detection,» because it provides new information on cosmic evolution at an earlier phase than previously observed.

The team reports that the test must be further refined before it will be applied to the general population, because screening strategies for early detection should have specificities greater than 99.6 percent in order to avoid false positive diagnoses.

This is the result of increases in cancer diagnoses driven by the aging and growth of the population, as well as the fact that people are living longer with cancer because of earlier cancer detection and more effective treatments.

Newborn screening for this disorder is not routine, and early detection is infrequent because it can arise spontaneously in families, Petris said.

The researchers suspected bile acids might make good markers for early detection of NPC because these compounds are waste products of cholesterol processing, which is abnormal in these patients.

Dr. Seidman, who was not involved with this research, noted that the use of screening in younger women has led to lower rates of mastectomy and of chemotherapy because of earlier detection.

«For survivors at risk of breast cancer due to chest radiation or heart problems because of anthracyclines, screening tests like mammograms and echocardiograms that result in early detection of late effects of cancer therapy may make a lifesaving difference,» he said.

But, starting with an idea by Susan Gardner, a member of the Irvine group on sabbatical from the University of Kentucky, the group devised a variation that hadn't been ruled out: The X boson may have avoided earlier detection because it interacts with protons and neutrons in the opposite way that photons do.

Summary: Because there has been only scattered progress in treatment since the «War on Cancer» was declared in December 1971, researchers from the University of Chicago recommend, in a New England Journal Special Article, shifting much of the research emphasis away from treatment and toward prevention and early detection.

Regular breast self - exams are no longer recommended as a routine screening method for women because there isn't sufficient evidence that they offer any early detection or survival benefits.

In fact, early detection is critical, because there is so much that can be done to heal and balance the immune system, BEFORE disease happens.

If early detection allows us to find the cancer six years earlier, at age 77, then even if the person still dies at 85, they become part of the statistics proving that early detection increases five - year survival — because the person is still alive at 82...

Early detection is important because treatment success is directly related to the size and depth of the cancerous growth.

Early detection means it is easier to deal with because the symptoms are less severe.

«Detection of early - stage cancers is the real holy grail in bowel cancer diagnosis because surgery can cure up to 90 % of patients who present with early - stage disease,» Trevor Lockett, a bowel cancer researcher with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia, told Bloomberg News.

Using dogs for early cancer detection is not an accepted method of screening, however, and likely won't be, because dogs are harder to control, cost a lot to care for, and need training, the article said.

Because cancer is quite prevalent among elderly dogs, early detection is critical in effective treatment planning, and prompt discovery can increase survival rates.

Additionally, because methods for early detection and progression of feline chronic kidney disease are urgently needed, Zoetis and the Winn Feline Foundation are also soliciting proposals to identify systemic or urinary biomarkers for early detection or progression of chronic kidney disease.

Though other canine cancer detection tests are currently being used by veterinarians, VDI TKcanine + is different because it confirms cancer earlier without having to use expensive radiology.

Early detection and treatment are critical, because advanced periodontal disease can cause severe problems and pain for your pet.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to compare recent hurricane activity to that of earlier periods, because the technology for hurricane detection has dramatically improved in recent years.

According to medical experts, since 1990, more and more women have been surviving breast cancer, largely because of early detection through mammography and improvements in treatment.

Yet many residents forgo screening tests that allow for early detection because they lack health insurance coverage.

Melanoma, if caught in the earliest stages is entirely treatable, but because it spreads quickly, early detection and immediate treatment is...

Because pediatricians work to prevent childhood diseases during health supervision visits and with anticipatory guidance, the early detection and management of poverty - related disorders is an important, emerging component of pediatric scope of practice.

«Aboriginal Community Controlled Health services makes economic sense because we encourage prevention and early detection and take the pressure off the substantially more costly secondary and tertiary health care; we provide real employment and training for Aboriginal people and promote regional development and sustainability.

This monitoring is good for the health care system, because if we can provide early detection or intervention, things can be caught before a condition gets worse.