While a liquid biopsy may be useful for several types of cancer, researchers are particularly excited about its potential in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. Liquid biopsies are a ...

Conclusion: Overall, diagnostic accuracy of CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy of lung nodules ≤ 1.5 cm is slightly lower than that of nodules > 1.5 cm. However, the diagnostic accuracy for ...

BACKLOGS in lung cancer biopsy test results are putting thousands of lives at risk, experts have revealed. Up to 30,000 lung cancer patients a year have tumour samples sent to special gene ...

The second step is a biopsy. "To be sure that it is cancer ... "We developed new detection methods for quantifying two promising lung cancer protein tumor markers based on liquid chromatography-tandem ...

You may need the services of our clinic if: You have recently been told that you have a pulmonary nodule, a lung mass or enlarged lymph nodes around ... scan and/or take a sample (biopsy) of the ...

Thoracoscopic procedures reduce morbidity and the length of hospitalization compared to lung biopsy through open thoracotomy, while providing comparably diagnostic specimens. Percutaneous ...

Years ago, McColgan said smoking was a way of life. He says it was advertised often on TV, considered a relaxer and even ...

With more lung cancer cases being detected via both incidental findings and early screenings, robotic-assisted surgery can make for an all around better experience for patients. Charles Simmons, a ...