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Most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage when the disease is already inoperable and there are no effective therapies. Extensive research has demonstrated that mutations in the KRAS gene play an enormous role in the formation and growth of pancreatic cancer. 

Recent research revealed that an ultrasound scan can be used to detect prostate cancer.  

Researchers revealed how pancreatic cancer tumours are being overlooked on CT and MRI scans, reducing the window for life-saving curative surgery.

Symptoms of liver cancer can include upper abdominal pain or swelling, loss of weight or appetite, white chalky stools, and general fatigue.

They used mid-infrared spectroscopy to analyse blood serum derived from experimental mice and differentiate mice with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and subcutaneous melanoma from healthy mice and also between these two tumorous conditions.

 Developed by Connecticut-based start-up Butterfly Network, the pocket sized device works by shooting sound into the body and capturing the echoes.  

For reducing the influx of patients in the hospital and cut down the struggle which a patient and the family has to undergo while seeking treatment, this step has been taken.

Women with disabilities often have socioeconomic challenges, are less educated, and are often unmarried or have strong social networks.

 In tests performed on human samples, the device was more than 96 percent accurate for cancer diagnosis.  

The nanosystem, which achieves a five-fold increase over existing tumour-specific optical imaging methods, generates bright tumour signals by delivering quantum dots to cancer cells without any toxic effects.

NMD is known among the medical community for the role it plays in the development of genetic diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis and some hereditary forms of cancers.

Elastography, sometimes referred as 'seismology of the human body', is an emerging technology used to enhance medical ultrasound imaging.

It was the first clinical trial in the world to test if the protein could be a useful tumour biomarker for lung cancer, and it succeeded, the report said. 

As per a new research, doctors may soon be able to detect and monitor a patient`s cancer with a simple blood test, reducing or eliminating the need for more invasive procedures.

Indians are incredibly good at making technology better, faster and cheaper," she said.

 Scientists have developed a new lab-on-a-chip technique that may probably simplify and ease out cancer detection at an early stage.

This can help patients get better follow-up treatment with less disruption to their everyday lives.