Three-in-one optical skin cancer probe
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering have now developed a probe that combines into one device three unique ways of using light to measure the properties...
View ArticleNew hand-held device uses lasers, sound waves for deeper melanoma imaging
Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer type in the United States, and incidence rates are rising faster than those of any other cancer. It's also the deadliest form of skin cancer, causing more than...
View ArticleNew analysis reveals tumor weaknesses in epigenetics
Analyzing these modifications can provide important clues to the type of tumor a patient has, and how it will respond to different drugs. For example, patients with glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor,...
View ArticleHandheld scanner could make brain tumor removal more complete, reducing...
Moritz F. Kircher and colleagues at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center point out that malignant brain tumors, particularly the kind known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), are among the toughest to...
View ArticleBone cancer surgical team sees success in new application of surgical aid
The Spider Limb Positioner is a pneumatic arm with three fully articulating joints that can be infinitely adjusted in relation to the operating table where it is mounted. The positioner mobilizes...
View Article‘Electronic skin’ could improve early breast cancer detection — ScienceDaily
Ravi F. Saraf and Chieu Van Nguyen point out that early diagnosis of breast cancer, the most common type of cancer among women, can help save lives. ...
View Article‘Electronic skin’ could improve early breast cancer detection
Ravi F. Saraf and Chieu Van Nguyen point out that early diagnosis of breast cancer, the most common type of cancer among women, can help save lives. But small masses of cancer cells are not always easy...
View ArticleStochastic variations of migration speed between cells in clonal populations
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston has developed technologies for precision measurement of cell migration speed before and applied the new...
View ArticleDiagnosing prostate cancer quickly, safely — ScienceDaily
Is it carcinoma of the prostate -- or a benign tissue change? ...
View ArticleNew way to use electric fields to deliver cancer treatment
Called iontophoresis, the technique delivers high concentrations of chemotherapy to select areas, reducing the risk of damaging healthy tissue, according to a study this week in Science Translational...
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