Posts Tagged ‘cancer screening’
Man’s Best Friend Joins the Fight Against Colon Cancer
In: Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events|General Cancer News
4 Feb 2011We have all heard stories about perceptive dogs sensing trouble, rescuing their families from burning houses and alerting them to burglars, and now they’ve joined the fight against cancer. In recent years, dogs have been at the side of patients, raising spirits through unqualified affection and playfulness. Researchers in Japan are now taking a closer [...]
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- Tags: cancer dogs, cancer screening, colorectal cancer, molecular diagnostics
January is Cervical Cancer Month
In: Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events|Cancer Patient Tools and Resources|Clinical News and Emerging Cancer Medicines
5 Jan 2011We’re all familiar with the color pink that’s come to symbolize advocacy for breast cancer patients and family. Now, with the coming of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the blue-green color, teal, is appearing. This recent initiative founded with support of many foundations has taken root since the widespread use of the cervical cancer preventive vaccine [...]
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- Tags: ACOG, cancer screening, cancer vaccine, Cervical cancer, Gardasil, prevention
The Future of Cancer Screening to Drive Personalized Medicine
In: Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events|Cancer Patient Tools and Resources|Clinical News and Emerging Cancer Medicines|Quality of Life Decisions
3 Jan 2011The emphasis on prevention in the new healthcare legislation is likely to bring new advances in early cancer detection to the masses. Non-invasive tests are of particular value, which employ testing of blood, urine, fecal occult, and saliva among other sources, as opposed to more invasive traditional use of biopsy tissue. Scientists are moving closer [...]
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- Tags: cancer screening, CTCs, Noninvasive Tests, personalized medicine