Cancer Commentary - Caring About Cancer

December 26th, 2007

Earlier Cancer Detection: Possible with Gold Nanoparticle Probes

Scientists at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology reported that they were able to show that they can identify tumors under the skin of a living animal using tiny gold particles embedded with dyes.
Suggesting that such tools may allow allow doctors to detect and diagnose cancer earlier but less invasively.
Studded with antibody fragments […]

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May 26th, 2007

Cancer Commentary Links for 2007-05-26

Those in North America, I hope you ar enjoying your holiday weekend.
Meanwhile, let me leave you with the following wonderful links on cancer before I sign off for the weekend:

Breast Cancer and Exercise
Triterpenoids Isolated from Apple Peels with Anticancer Activity
The Survivor’s Handbook: Eating Right for Cancer Survival
Dogs: The Latest Cancer Detection Tool?
Nanocomposite Labels Help Cancer […]

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April 1st, 2007

Optical Probe Can Detect Pre-Cancer Cells in Human Tissue

Researchers at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering have developed a light-based probe which has demonstrated, in first laboratory tests on human tissue, to be able to instantly detect the earliest signs of cancer in cells lining the internal organs.
According to Adam Wax, professor of biomedical engineering:
Our initial study is very promising. We looked at […]

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