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Storming the Gates: Sentinel Lymph Node Targeting & Assessment
... the first check point for the diasporas of metastatic cancer cells that drain from primary tumors. Patients have a better chance of ... and melanoma, Lymphoseek may be ideal for both prostate and colon cancer, according to Wallace. As additional research confirms its ...
mrivera - 2013-05-21 12:00
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Extracolonic findings on CTC represent mixed bag
... been an attractive alternative to optical colonoscopy for colon cancer screening. It also allows the opportunity to evaluate the abdomen and ...
egodt - 2013-05-21 08:57
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One-stop CT, MR imaging: Future in diabetic care?
... diabetic patients are at risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, the authors also investigated the use of imaging to detect those ... cancers such as pancreatic, renal, adrenal, gastric, and colon, from one abdominal CT or MR scan.” But radiologists should not ...
cstuart - 2013-05-16 08:30
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Cancer screening decision aids fall short
... Data examining the outcomes of cancer screening decision aids designed to help improve doctor-patient ... cons of timing, frequency and methods of breast, cervical, colon and prostate cancer screening are variable and sparse, according to a ...
lfratt - 2013-05-14 08:24
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Has the CT Colonoscopy debate distracted us from the central purpose of screening?
... away months before turning 40, after a heroic fight against colon cancer. He was a great guy – he took excellent care of himself, he was fit, ...
lfratt - 2013-05-13 16:46
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Health Information Exchange: Patient Data on the Move
... exchange went online this summer. The patient had metastatic colon cancer and his bile passage was blocked. The man had had a stent inserted at an ...
mrivera - 2013-05-13 13:03
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Health IT Summit: Science, engineering can help transform healthcare
... Seven thousand of the company’s members are diagnosed with cancer each year. Sixty percent of the individuals diagnosed with colon cancer never had a screening test performed prior to the test that ...
bwalsh - 2013-05-08 08:09
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Double reading colon CAD model on par w/ unassisted review
... according to Gabriella Iussich, MD, from the Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment in Turin, Italy, and colleagues. To test this ...
lfratt - 2013-05-01 22:43
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Video interview: Wis. rad seeks to boot colon cancer off top 10 list w/ CTC
... are working toward the same goal: 100 percent colorectal cancer screening compliance. The other essential player is the local payer ...
lfratt - 2013-04-11 08:12
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IU & Regenstrief Conducting Nation’s First Randomized Controlled Dementia Screening Trial
... screening. Routine screenings for conditions such as colon cancer have improved patient health and reduced societal burdens of diseases. ...
egodt - 2013-04-09 10:00