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Image: Histopathology of a psammoma body seen in thyroid gland papillary carcinoma (Photo courtesy of The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology).

Consensus Guidelines for Thyroid Cancer Molecular Tests Revised

National guidelines for thyroid cancer testing have been revised to reflect newly available tests that better incorporate personalized medicine into diagnosing the condition.  More...
20 Jul 2015
Image: Immunofluorescence image of human stomach section stained for ARHGAP26 (green), epithelial cadherin (red), and cell nuclei (blue). Epithelial cadherin is present in all epithelial cell types of the stomach, whereas ARHGAP26 is restricted to parietal cells (Photo courtesy of A*STAR\'s Genome Institute of Singapore).

Genomic Aberrations of Asian Gastric Cancer Discovered

The fusion of two genes gives rise to the destruction of the stomach surface barrier, resulting in gastric acids affecting the stomach tissues; moreover, this fusion also hampers wound-healing.  More...
19 Jul 2015
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Image: The principle of blood-based DNA testing (Photo courtesy of Sysmex-Inostics).

BEAMing Technology Effectively Detects Cancer-Linked Mutations in Liquid Biopsy Samples

Liquid biopsy using BEAMing technology was found to be an effective method for analyzing tumor genotypes in real time and identifying significant mutations that occur during the course of disease and are not detected by tissue biopsy.  More...
19 Jul 2015
Image: Schematics of a DNA-modified, two working-electrode arrays to measure methyltransferase activity from tissue samples (Photo courtesy of Ariel Furst/Caltech).

Sensitive Technique Detects Colorectal Cancer in Tissue Samples

A new sensitive technique has been developed that is capable of detecting colorectal cancer in tissue samples and the method could one day be used in clinical settings for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer.   More...
13 Jul 2015
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Blood Test Biomarker Differentiates Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer

A new biomarker that successfully differentiated patients with pancreatic cancer from those with another pancreatic disease could lead to a blood test that detects pancreatic cancer early enough for curative surgery to be feasible.  More...
13 Jul 2015
Image:  Histochemistry of progesterone receptor (PR) positive breast tumor (Photo courtesy of Biocare Medical).

Ordering Selective Breast Biomarker Tests Saves Health Care Dollars

Pathologists traditionally have tested for the biomarkers estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 on breast cancers in excisional biopsy specimens, when a surgeon removes all or a large portion of the tumor, to help guide drug treatment.   More...
12 Jul 2015
Image: Histopathology of Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Photo courtesy of Nikon).

Head and Neck Tumors DNA Detected in Body Fluids

The potential of tumor-specific DNA as a biomarker for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas has been explored in both saliva and blood samples.  More...
06 Jul 2015
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