POSTS TAGGED AS oncology

3D Skin Monitoring to Detect Melanoma

Using a hand-held six light device, researchers at the Machine Vision Laboratory (Bristol Institute of Technology, Bristol, UK) are [MORE]

A Really Smart Biosensor Chip

Protein scientists in Germany and Japan have developed a new biochip that can detect proteins for specific diseases and [MORE]

Partners for Digital Pathology

Dr. Gerd Binning

Royal Philips Electonics, in the Netherlands, and Munich-based Definiens have signed an agreement to pursue molecular imaging.  [MORE]

Mapping Cancer on Chromosomes

A recent study reported on the importance of DNA copy number variations-both duplications and deletions on chromosomes-in causing cancers.  Indeed, [MORE]

Business in Companion Diagnostics

As an indication of things to come, Qiagen (Venlo, The Netherlands) signed an exclusive agreement with Johns Hopkins [MORE]

Tracking Personalized Biomarkers

Residual cancer, after surgery, leaves biomakers in the blood-both protein and DNA.  Protein markers tend to be less specific [MORE]

Biological Differences in Lung Tumor Genomics by Gender and Age

It’s not surprising that in searching for genomic individuality, researchers would find pathway-exhibiting cohorts based on age and gender.  Still, [MORE]

Catheter-Based Imaging

“Cellvizio” is the name of a small microscope that can be inserted into the colon or pancreatic bile duct [MORE]

“Gene Chip” for Dosing Analysis

Recently, The Pharmacogenomics Journal published a study that John Deeken, at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Cancer Center, carried out [MORE]

China’s Leukemia Diagnostic Kit

China Medical Technologies (Beijing) has been developing IVD, ECLIA, FISH and SPR diagnostics since 1999 (first listed on Nasdaq, [MORE]

New Biomarker Test for Breast Cancer

Provista Life Sciences (Phoenix, AZ) is now marketing in 41 states a “Biomarker Translation Test” or “BT Test” for breast [MORE]

Making Cancer Cells Glow

This is gene therapy with a twist.  Researchers at AntiCancer, Inc. (San Diego, CA) and Okayama University in Japan have [MORE]

Methylome: Another “ome” to the Rescue

In the end, all cancers have protein features, which may not be traced to genes or gene expression patterns.  Post [MORE]

Cancer Breathalyzer

Researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa have devised a breathalyzer that relies on gold nanoparticles to capture [MORE]

Light-Scattering for Chemo Effectiveness

Angle-resolved low coherence interferometry (a/LCI) is a technology that allows oncologists to determine how effectively an anticancer drug is working.  [MORE]

Genetic Testing; Cost effectiveness

USA Today recently ran a story about the economic impact genetic testing can have on cancer treatments.  It mentions the [MORE]

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI)

Mammography, ultrasound, MRI and BSGI are four techniques for imaging invasive lobular carcinoma.  At a meeting of the Radiological Society [MORE]

Cancer: Worldwide, Killer #1

WHO reports that as soon as 2010, cancer will surpass heart disease as the world’s greatest killer.  Its global incidence [MORE]

Mayo Discontinues Its Clinical Trials Service Unit

The M/St.P Business Journal reports that the Mayo Clinic has announced that it will discontinue its Clinical Trial Services unit [MORE]

Cancer Stem Cells

Until recently, researchers supposed all cancerous cells were capable of sustaining tumor growth, but that idea is now coming into [MORE]