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Better robotics to treat bladder cancer
VANDERBILT (US) — A new telerobot could improve bladder cancer treatment by giving surgeons a better view and sub-millimeter precision movement. Although bladder cancer is the sixth most common form of...
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Tiny tools get a grip for better biopsies
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Magnetic stars—each the size of a speck of dust—can get to the body’s tightest spaces and collect tissue samples to screen for disease.In two recent journal articles, the...
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Device could diagnose pancreatic cancer in minutes
Pancreatic cancer is a particularly devastating disease. At least 94 percent of patients will die within five years, and in 2013 it was ranked as one of the top 10 deadliest cancers. Routine screenings...
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Sound waves pick tumor cells out of blood sample
A new microfluidic chip uses sound waves to separate blood-borne circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from white blood cells. The device is up to 20 times faster than prior attempts, say researchers. The...
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Less invasive test for lung cancer expected in 2016
Lung cancer is responsible for the most cancer deaths in the United States. It will kill an estimated 158,000 people in 2015, more than breast, prostate, and colon cancer combined, according to the...
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Thyroid test spares patients more biopsies
A sequencing test can predict which thyroid nodules are cancerous and require surgical removal—reducing the need for multiple invasive diagnostic procedures. In up to 80 percent of cases, examination...
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