October 1st, 2007
HPV or Human Papillomavirus is a common cause of sexually transmitted diseases where humans are exposed to and will fall ill when colonized by the virus from sexual relations.
Previous studies have identified that HPV may have serious consequences that include some types of cancer: cervical, anus, vulva, penis, oropharyngeal (the middle part of the throat […]
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July 12th, 2007
How would bladder cancer be diagnosed? A battery of screenings that often include cytoscopy - a painful procedure that uses a small camera threaded through the urethra to image the bladder’s interior.
What if you only have an infection after all? Then the battery of tests were not only a waste of time and money, but […]
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June 20th, 2007
Urinary bladder cancer is among the five most common malignancies worldwide. While early detection and treatment dramatically increases a patient’s chance of survival, existing urinalysis test has serious limitations.
Thus, scientists look forward to the development of a non-invasive urinalysis assays via reliable diagnostic markers that will surely benefit patients at risk and/ or suffering […]
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January 27th, 2007
Ikonisys Inc. is a developer of automated cell-based diagnostic products. The diagnostic products of Ikonisys are an automation of a standard but time-consuming laboratory technique: fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), which identifies chromosome aberrations associated with various diseases.
Recently, Ikonisys Inc.’s oncoFISH™ bladder has been cleared by the USFDA for marketing in the United States.
oncoFISH™ bladder […]
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July 28th, 2006
Scientists at Jefferson Medical College and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center probably have identified a potential target for drugs by demonstrating that a growth factor protein called proepithelin plays a crucial role in the spread of bladder cancer.
Because proepithelin seem not to strongly promoter cell proliferation but instead promotes migration and invasion (two crucial steps leading […]
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