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Image: Comparison of residual cancer detected with the new confocal imaging technique and the currently used freezing and staining technique (Photo courtesy of Dr. Milind Rajadyhyaksha, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center).

Mosaic Confocal Microscopy Technique Speeds Up Skin Cancer Surgery

A new and faster optical approach called strip mosaicing confocal microscopy was recently developed to reduce the time required to perform Mohs surgery for the removal of malignant skin cancers.   More...
12 Feb 2014

DNA Health Monitoring Campaign Launched

A DNA health test aims to assist in prevention of diseases associated with DNA damage and poor DNA repair.  More...
11 Feb 2014

Prognostic Test Predicts Prostate Cancer-Specific Death and Metastases

Clinically localized prostate cancer is a unique challenge to physicians and patients, because it is a highly variable and often slow growing, nonaggressive cancer.  More...
11 Feb 2014
Image: A “biosignature” of compounds in a breath test may reveal lung cancer (Photo courtesy of Elhuyar Fundazioa).

Exhaled Breath Compounds Identify Early Lung Cancer

The diagnosis of lung cancer can involve a number of tests, but specific compounds in exhaled breath have been discovered that may be used to diagnose the disease in its early stages.   More...
10 Feb 2014
Image: The ImageStreamX Imaging Flow Cytometer (Photo courtesy of Amnis Corporation).

Analysis of Exosome Uptake May Lead to Simplified Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

A novel cell-cytometry technique has been developed that enables characterization of the uptake and internalization of exosomes by human bladder cancer cells, which may open new routes to the early diagnosis of the disease.  More...
05 Feb 2014
Image: A method based on DNA-barcode-antibody sensing allows analysis of a multitude of proteins from minimally invasive fine-needle aspirates (Photo DNA-barcode schematic, courtesy of Roche).

DNA-Barcode Profiling Identifies Cancer Biomarkers in Fine Needle Aspirates

A recent paper described a method that capitalizes on DNA-barcode-antibody sensing to enable analysis of a multitude of proteins obtained from minimally invasive fine-needle aspirates.    More...
30 Jan 2014
Image: The fully automated BD MAX System (Photo courtesy of Becton, Dickinson and Company).

Advanced MRSA Test Receives US FDA Approval

Clinical laboratories in the United States can now take advantage of a dedicated assay for the rapid diagnosis of MRSA infections.  More...
30 Jan 2014
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