A new optical imaging system in the works could revolutionize the diagnosis of colon cancer. Currently, colonoscopies only manage to detect 39 % of bowel cancer cases in the early stages. Now, the EU-funded PROSCOPE project’s novel screening platform has the potential to save up to half of the 160 000 lives lost in Europe […]
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Pattern of hospital visits offers clue to spotting people at risk of myeloma
A condition that can progress to myeloma could be identified in patients by their unusually frequent hospital visits, according to research presented at the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference. The study found that people with a pre-cancerous blood condition called monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) made around twice as many visits to hospital as other […]
If You're Spotting Before Your Period, You Might Be Dealing With A Thyroid Issue
You’ve been logging your periods on that tracking app you downloaded to your smartphone and it says you’re supposed to get your period next week. Soooo what gives with the totally random spotting you see in your underwear today? Getting your period is annoying enough—no one wants to blow through their entire tampon stock before […]