diagnosis

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Artificial intelligence could be used to triage patients suspected at risk of early-stage oesophageal cancer

15 Apr 2021

Artificial intelligence ‘deep learning’ techniques can be used to triage suspected cases of Barrett oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer...

Georgia Guidestones - Cancer (cropped and edited)

Cambridge team receives £5 million to help GPs spot ‘difficult-to-diagnose’ cancers

26 Jan 2017

Researchers in Cambridge are set to receive a £5m Cancer Research UK’s Catalyst Award to improve the early detection of cancers in GP surgeries. The...

Fruit fly model of deadly brain diseases could lead to blood test for vCJD

13 Oct 2016

A new model of fatal brain diseases is being developed in the fruit fly by a team led by Dr Raymond Bujdoso at the University of Cambridge, and could...

Diagnosis of cancer as a medical emergency leads to poorer prognosis for many patients

11 Oct 2016

Too many patients – particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds – are being diagnosed with cancer as medical emergencies, say researchers. This...

Cancer patients lose faith in healthcare system if referred late by GP

31 Jul 2015

If it takes more than three trips to the GP to be referred for cancer tests, patients are more likely to be dissatisfied with their overall care...

Childhood brain tumour expert to lead Cambridge Cancer Centre

26 Mar 2015

One of the world’s leading childhood brain tumour experts, Professor Richard Gilbertson, has been appointed as Li Ka Shing Chair of Oncology in...

Delays in cancer diagnosis unlikely to be due to poor medical practice

10 Dec 2014

Delays in referrals for suspected cancer are unlikely to be down to poor performance by GPs, argue a team of researchers today in the British Medical...

Patients with mouth and oesophageal cancers take longer to seek help from GP

11 Feb 2014

New research shows that lack of awareness of the symptoms of mouth and oesophageal cancer means people wait much longer before visiting their GPs...

Micrograph of a plasmacytoma, a hematological malignancy

Researchers discover new test for chronic blood cancers

10 Dec 2013

A new test for blood cancers will catch many more cases than the present test that identifies only 60 per cent.

Examining the psychosocial effects of molecular genetic diagnosis

01 Sep 2007

What does it mean to be a member of a family that is affected by a genetic disease? What is it like for a woman at risk of being a carrier of a...