Clinical News: Page 1115

Gene studies zero in on breast, ovarian cancer risk

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found a region of DNA that can increase or decrease the high chance of breast cancer linked to a particular gene variant -- a finding that could help doctors keep a closer eye on women most at risk.

September 20, 2010

Elekta posts Q1 increases

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Oncology firm Elekta reported that demand for its clinical products and services remained strong in the first three months of its 2011 fiscal year.

September 20, 2010

CAD algorithm spots acute intracranial hemorrhage

By Eric Barnes

In stroke treatment, time is brain, as they say, but the timely detection of acute intracranial hemorrhage can be difficult when dealing with subcentimeter lesions or inexperienced readers. A new computer-aided detection (CAD) system designed to detect blood clots in the brain could be a welcome addition.

September 19, 2010

PET/CT detects early efficacy of chemo drug in NSCLC patients

By Wayne Forrest

Dutch researchers have found that FDG-PET/CT can identify early response to preoperative chemotherapy with erlotinib in most patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 16, 2010

Advanced VC tool serves up polyp locations for colonoscopy

By Eric Barnes

Large polyps found at virtual colonoscopy are referred to optical colonoscopy for removal, and that's generally the end of the story. But VC-detected polyps can't always be found quickly and easily at colonoscopy, so an automated method of finding them might be just what the gastroenterologist ordered.

September 16, 2010

More seasoned doctors may make more diagnostic errors

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Second-year residents are more likely than first-year residents to make diagnostic mistakes due to a certain type of cognitive bias, a new study published yesterday in JAMA shows.

September 15, 2010