Functional genomics, which is seeing how genetic variants behave in biological systems through genetic testing, is offering new hope for African cancer patients.
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Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Although watchful waiting is appropriate for low-risk cases, many are diagnosed at an advanced stage because of racial health disparities.
A BBC investigation questioned the accuracy of rapid PSA home tests for prostate health.
A new approach could allow even the most aggressive forms of ovarian cancer to be detected in their early stages.
By encouraging patients to adopt preventive lifestyles and have screenings and tests, silent cancers don’t have to be a grave threat to health
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Although watchful waiting is appropriate for low-risk cases, many are diagnosed at an advanced stage because of racial health disparities.
The NanoMslide causes potentially cancerous cells to ‘light up’ with vivid colour contrast. It has already been successful in finding early-stage breast cancer cells in human tissue.
Researchers have developed a simple way to detect early stage oesophageal cancer using anitbodies in blood.
I have worked on this problem for many years, and to be honest it still blows my mind to really think about just how complex it is.
A urine test for ovarian cancer could increase survival rates from 20% to 90%.
A new way of matching cancer biomarkers in bodily fluids could lead to produce detection technology that doesn’t need expensive labs.
A new test may predict the risk of the most common type of breast cancer spreading to other organs. The effectiveness of…
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Senior Associate Vice President Community Health, Education and Training, Old Dominion University; Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Florida
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Reader in Biomedical Sciences, University of Hull
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Research Fellow in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Physics, La Trobe University
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Professor, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University
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Senior Faculty/Laboratory Head, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
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