Search Tag: tumour
MRI to Predict Tumour Size
2021 26 Apr
An extensive group of researchers from Germany, led by Dr Monika Graeser, from the Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Leipzig, presented results on “Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound for prediction of residual tumor size in early breast cancer within the ADAPT subtrials.” The West German Study Group (WSG) conducted this imaging project... Read more
Mammography damage control: a decade of fake news
2019 10 Apr
“Mammography does more harm than good” sums up countless headlines seen in many medical journals, books, and other published articles (print and online). A flood of damaging reports amplified perceived risk of “over-diagnosis” and over-treatment. Study after flawed study — like a house of cards — touted mammography’s alleged harms and costs. This... Read more
There Might Be Too Much Money In Healthcare
2017 07 Jun
I was struck by a press announcement of the United States Food and Drug Administration of 23 May 2017: ‘ FDA approves first cancer treatment for any solid tumour with a specific genetic feature ’ This is good news. Because it means that the knowledge that science has given us many years ago now is accepted by the regulator for the first time.... Read more
Imaging Technique Could Guide Breast-Conserving Surgery
2017 05 Jun
In a first-in-human study seen as expanding the application of nuclear medicine, British researchers have developed a low-risk technique for intraoperative assessment of tumour margins in breast-conserving surgery. The technique, called Cerenkov luminescence imaging (CLI), combines optical and molecular imaging for detecting light emitted by the PET... Read more
Book Reveals Why ‘Sharks Get Cancer, Mole Rats Don’t’
2016 10 May
A provocative new book by Loyola Medicine radiation oncologist James S. Welsh, MD, “ Sharks Get Cancer, Mole Rats Don’t: How Animals Could Hold the Key to Unlocking Cancer Immunity in Humans ,” explores how animals can help us understand how the immune system can be used to fight cancer. Dr. Welsh is a professor in the Department of Radiation... Read more
European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) Annual Meeting 2016-"Knee & Ankle"
2016 09 Jun
The ESSR 2016 meeting will be held from June 9-11 in the city of Zurich/CH. The main topic will be "Knee & Ankle", besides a wide range of more general themes in MSK radiology including tumours, arthritis, trauma, metabolic conditions and sports imaging. Read more
Can Cancer Damage the Heart?
2015 06 Dec
New research presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2015 raises the possibility that cancer may damage heart muscle irrespective of exposure to cancer drug therapies. The research from UK's first dedicated cardio-oncology clinic found that both treated and untreated cancer patients had impaired heart function. Dr Rajdeep S. Khattar, last author of the abstract... Read more
Flexible Robotic Worm Optimises Surgery
2015 17 Nov
Surgeons may one day be able to remove tumours from within the inner ear in a less invasive fashion — ie, without removing the entire mastoid bone. All they will need to do is cut a tunnel of 5 mm in diameter through the bone using a miniature robot named NiLiBoRo. The robotic "worm" can adjust its path while drilling through bone to steer around sensitive... Read more
Study: Reduced PET Tracer, More Scans
2015 03 Nov
Latest advances in PET scanning technology make it possible to reduce radiation dose for both patients and medical staff by up to 30 percent, allowing an addition of 100 scans a year at Central Manchester University Hospitals. A recent study by scientists at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester... Read more
Oesophageal Cancer: PET Does Not Improve Treatment
2015 08 Sep
Positron emission tomography (PET) is increasingly being used to assess the effectiveness of chemo- or radiotherapy in patients with cancer of the oesophagus. Now researchers say that no robust evidence exists to show that PET improves the treatment for these patients. Their finding is reported in the journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt International . Cancer... Read more