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American Indian, Alaska Natives at higher cancer risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
American Indian and Alaska Native people face higher risk of many cancers than their white counterparts, with wide variation among regional groups, according to a study published October 1 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
October 1, 2019
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Can AI screen for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to automatically quantify liver fat on abdominal CT images in a new study, according to research published online September 17 in Radiology. The findings may potentially enable patients who are undergoing CT scans for other indications to also be screened for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
September 19, 2019
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Cancer survival improves, but at varying rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer survival rates for esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, lung, and ovary cancers have improved at varying degrees over the last 20 years in seven high-income countries with universal healthcare, according to research published online September 11 in the Lancet Oncology journal.
September 11, 2019
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Check-Cap inks capsule deal with GE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Colon capsule developer Check-Cap has signed an agreement for GE Healthcare to manufacture its C-Scan low-dose ingestible x-ray capsule for U.S. clinical trials.
August 21, 2019
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mpMRI reduces unnecessary prostate biopsies
By Kate Madden Yee
Using multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) to image men suspected of having prostate cancer can reduce unnecessary biopsies by more than a third and increase the detection of clinically significant disease by more than 50%, according to a meta-analysis published online August 7 in JAMA Network Open.
August 8, 2019
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PSMA-PET/CT most effective for recurrent prostate cancer
By Abraham Kim
PET/CT is significantly better at detecting prostate cancer recurrence when used with the radiopharmaceutical gallium-68 (Ga-68) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) than with F-18 fluciclovine, according to an article recently published online in Lancet Oncology.
August 6, 2019
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USPSTF again dismisses pancreatic cancer screening
By Abraham Kim
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has reaffirmed its prior decision to recommend against imaging-based screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic individuals, in a recommendation statement published online August 6 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
August 6, 2019
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Cinematic rendering complements CT in diagnosing colitis
By Abraham Kim
Radiologists who had access to cinematically rendered images of the colon in addition to conventional CT scans -- as opposed to CT alone -- reported clear improvements in their capacity to diagnose ulcerative colitis in a new study, published in the August issue of the Japanese Journal of Radiology.
July 29, 2019
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MRI-guided prostate biopsies improve cancer detection
By Wayne Forrest
How clinically effective is MRI-guided biopsy for prostate cancer? The modality can greatly outperform transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy results in detecting positive cases, concluded a new study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 23, 2019
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CT perfusion shows promising utility in cancer treatment
By Abraham Kim
The CT perfusion scans of patients with pancreatic cancer revealed that those who responded well to chemoradiation therapy had higher blood flow measurements both before and after treatment than did patients who responded poorly in a new study, published online July 9 in Radiology.
July 10, 2019
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Cancer cost $94B in lost earnings in 2015
By Kate Madden Yee
In 2015, cancer cost $94.4 billion in lost earnings and took more than 8.7 million years of life among people ages 16 to 84 in the U.S. according to new research from the American Cancer Society, published online July 3 in JAMA Oncology.
July 2, 2019
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Immuno-PET could aid patients with inflammatory diseases
By Wayne Forrest
PET imaging with radiotracers to accurately identify molecules in cancer cells that prevent the immune system from attacking a disease, called immuno-PET, could become an effective tool in assessing inflammatory bowel disease, according to a preclinical study published in the June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
June 19, 2019
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