Biopsy

Prostate cancer: One in four men can avoid biopsy with MRI scan

Multi-parametric MRI (MP-MRI) scans provide information about the cancer's size, how densely packed its cells are and how well connected to the bloodstream it is, so could help differentiate between aggressive and harmless cancers.

Jan 20, 2017, 16:40 PM IST

Breast lumps: What are they? Is it cancer?

Breast lumps can be caused by infections, injuries, cancer, breast cysts, etc.

Jan 13, 2017, 12:47 PM IST

Skin cancer treatment may improve with new tattoo ink!

Tattoos can have medical applications too. 

Dec 24, 2016, 04:29 AM IST

Soon, simple, accurate non-invasive prostate cancer test

A new research has brought an accurate, highly specific test for prostate cancer closer to reality with the help of RNA sequencing.

Mar 13, 2016, 09:48 AM IST

Blood-based biopsy to improve cancer detection

A new blood-based biopsy that requires analysing a sample equivalent to one drop of blood can make cancer detection a lot simpler, says a new study.

Nov 13, 2015, 15:43 PM IST