News tagged with lung nodules
Radio-guided surgery a safe and simple way to remove potentially cancerous nodules in the lung
Using tiny spheres of radioactive liquid to guide surgeons as they remove potentially cancerous material in the lungs is safe and more effective than other techniques, Italian researchers report at the European Multidisciplinary ...
Feb 26, 2011 |
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Microcoils help locate small lung nodules
A new technique combining computed tomography (CT) with fiber-coated surgical microcoils allows physicians to successfully locate and remove small lung nodules without the need for a more invasive procedure, according to ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Traditional physical autopsies -- not high-tech 'virtopsies' -- still 'gold standard'
TV crime shows like Bones and CSI are quick to explain each death by showing highly detailed scans and video images of victims' insides. Traditional autopsies, if shown at all, are at best in supporting roles to the high-tech ...
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Scientists develop animal model for TB-related blindness
(Medical Xpress) -- Working with guinea pigs, tuberculosis experts at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have closely mimicked how active but untreated cases of the underlying lung infection lead to permanent eye damage and blindness ...
Dec 16, 2011 |
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New device uses gold nanoparticles to test for lung cancer
The metabolism of lung cancer patients is different than the metabolism of healthy people. And so the molecules that make up cancer patients' exhaled breath are different too. A new device pioneered at the University of Colorado ...
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Nov 17, 2011 |
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Celecoxib may prevent lung cancer in former smokers
Celecoxib may emerge as a potent chemopreventive agent for lung cancer, according to a recent study in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Screening with low-dose spiral CT scanning reduces lung cancer deaths by 20 percent
Current or heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) scanning had a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer than did those who were screened by chest X-ray, according ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Finding is a feather in the cap for researchers studying birds' big, powerful eyes
Say what you will about bird brains, but our feathered friends sure have us -- and all the other animals on the planet -- beat in the vision department, and that has a bit to do with how their brains develop.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Serum test could identify lung cancer in people who never smoked
A panel of biomarkers appears to be able to identify the presence of lung cancer in the blood samples of people who have never smoked, according to data presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held here April 2-6.
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Do pre-conceived expectations impact doctor analysis of X-rays?
Scientists have long suspected that clinicians' ability to read X-rays can be skewed according to what they expect to find, but a University of Sydney study published this month in the international journal ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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New findings on drug tolerance in TB suggest ideas for shorter cures
New findings on how tuberculosis (TB) bacteria develop multi-drug tolerance point to ways TB infections might be cured more quickly.
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Lymph node dissection is not essential in small screen-detected lung cancers, new research shows
Lymph node dissection, the current standard surgical treatment for localized non-small cell lung cancers, may be unnecessary in certain screen-detected early stage cases , according to a study published in the March issue ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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