Handheld probe shows promise for oral cancer detection
A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.
A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.
Engineering
Apr 26, 2012
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Head and neck cancer, the sixth most common cancer in the world, has remained one of the more difficult malignancies to treat, and even when treatment is successful, patients suffer severely from the available therapies. ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 15, 2011
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Far from having adverse effects limited to the mouth, smokeless tobacco affects the normal function of a key family of enzymes found in almost every organ in the body, according to the first report on the topic in ACS' monthly ...
Biochemistry
Jun 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The gentle touch of a brush on the tongue or cheek can help detect oral cancer with success rates comparable to more invasive techniques like biopsies, according to preliminary studies by researchers at Rice ...
Bio & Medicine
May 28, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn researchers are developing techniques to detect biomarker proteins that can indicate the presence of cancer before symptoms are apparent.
Analytical Chemistry
May 19, 2010
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