Thus, measures of CA 125 can not be trusted to give
an accurate diagnosis of cancer — and yet a number of women who tested positive apparently feared the possibility of cancer so much that they decided to have their healthy ovaries removed anyway.
Not exact matches
About Proteocyte Diagnostics Proteocyte Diagnostics Inc. is a Canadian molecular diagnostics company that develops and commercializes a novel diagnostics technology, Straticyte ™ that offers objective and
accurate early
diagnosis of precancers and
cancers.
The discovery that the identification and biopsy
of the first lymph node to which a
cancer spreads (the sentinel node) can lead to more
accurate diagnosis and treatment has revolutionised the management
of breast
cancer.
«This combination test is not designed to say definitively at
diagnosis whether a man has aggressive prostate
cancer, but it can provide a more
accurate estimate
of the likelihood
of having
cancer and the likelihood
of that
cancer being aggressive,» Tomlins says.
This will result in development
of the first
of its kind biomarker that gauges pancreatic
cancer alterations from multiple genomic angles for making highly
accurate diagnoses,» added Bhasin.
«The identification and initial validation
of a highly
accurate 5 - gene pancreatic
cancer biomarker panel that can discriminate late and early stages
of pancreatic
cancer from normal pancreas and benign pancreatic lesions could facilitate early
diagnosis of pancreatic
cancer,» said co-senior author Roya Khosravi - Far, PhD, Associate Professor
of Pathology at BIDMC.
Gadolinium - based contrast agents have a proven track record for
accurate diagnosis and treatment monitoring
of a large number
of diseases including
cancer, neurological pathology, heart disease, liver disease, and many other important conditions afflicting adults and children.
Half
of all lung
cancer patients are over 70 years old when first diagnosed, but studies have shown that these older patients are less likely to receive an
accurate diagnosis.
When it comes to the
diagnosis of cancer, smartphone microscopes are reasonably
accurate, according to a study conducted by Jahan - Tigh and colleagues at McGovern Medical School and Harvard Medical School.
Precise head and neck
cancer tests are crucial for treatment planning, and City
of Hope is equipped with state -
of - the - art technologies and specialized staff to ensure an
accurate, comprehensive
diagnosis of head and neck
cancer.
We are also able to view live images
of tissue in the digestive tract at a microscopic level, enabling earlier and more
accurate diagnosis of gastrointestinal
cancers.
Aug 8, 2008 Two New Predisposition Genes For Breast, Thyroid And Kidney
Cancers Could Lead to More
Accurate Diagnosis and Earlier Detection
of These
Cancers Charis Eng, MD, PhD, Sondra J and Stephen R Hardis Endowed Chair
of Cancer Genomic Medicine and Chair, GMI, and her team published in the Aug 8, 2008 issue
of the American Journal
of Human Genetics that germline mutations in SDHB and SDHD, which play key roles in the mitochondria (the cell's power houses), predispose to Cowden and Cowden - like syndromes.
«We are making tremendous strides every day in understanding the genomic basis
of cancer and hope to develop the most
accurate markers for the earliest
diagnoses so that preemptive strikes can be made even before the
cancer has started,» Dr. Eng said.
With an early and
accurate diagnosis, these types
of cancer are often curable.
This discovery, and his subsequent research, has provided tools that clinicians use to help them make
accurate diagnoses for hundreds
of thousands
of genetic tests every year on conditions such as autism, birth defects and
cancer.
Our goal is the development
of health professionals who provide accessible, affordable,
accurate skin
cancer diagnosis and management.
Our goal is the development
of health professionals who provide accessible, affordable,
accurate skin
cancer diagnosis and management.