Category: Cancer
Can we detect cancer very early by looking at blood proteins? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Finding cancer early so it can be treated before it spreads is optimal, and now a new study looking at blood proteins finds that examining a panel of them is both sensitive and specific. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director …
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Do self-sampling kits for cancer screening herald a new trend in medicine? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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How can we remove barriers between people who need some medical interventions and obtaining them? One recent study showed the clear benefit of mailing self-sampling kits so women could obtain cervical cancer screening at home. Kimmel Cancer Center director William …
Would you be more likely to have cervical cancer screening if a kit was mailed to you at home? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Women who were due for cervical cancer screening and were mailed a self-sampling kit at home along with educational materials were more likely to complete screening than those offered educational materials alone and then had to request a kit, a …
A mail in kit improves screening for cervical cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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When a kit to screen themselves at home for cervical cancer by detecting human papilloma virus was given to women, it improved screening rates, a new study shows. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson explains the study. Nelson: …
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Does early detection mean longer survival with pancreas cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Screening using AI for pancreas cancer detection demonstrates impressive results, according to a recent study. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says the proof will be if longer term studies demonstrate that early detection improves survival or …
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AI may soon be used to screen for pancreas cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Because it is most often detected late, pancreas cancer has a very poor prognosis. Now a new study used common CT images without a material known as contrast to enhance them, trained a computer on them and showed impressive detection. …
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