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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 23, 2006 Contact: Diane LeBrun, Marketing Coordinator, (707) 995-5846 State-of-the-art Cancer Detection Now Available at Redbud Physicians at Redbud Community Hospital are now able to view cancer in a more precise way, with a state-of-the-art mobile PET/CT scanner. The new technology enables doctors to more accurately detect cancer and pinpoint its exact location in the body. Redbud Community Hospital is the only hospital in Lake County with the new technology. Both CT (computed tomography) and the newer PET (positron emission tomography) have added valuable dimensions to cancer diagnosis, but each has limitations. A CT scan is a series of X-rays taken sequentially along the length of the body, producing images that resemble cross sections of organs and other structures. CT gives sharp views of anatomical features and differentiates ...

Lisette Hilton UT CORRESPONDENT Rochester, NY— A point-of-care assay that measures the nuclear matrix protein NMP22 in urine significantly improves detection of recurrent bladder cancer when used with cys- toscopy, according to a new study. The study, published recently in JAMA (2006; 295:299-305), found that cystoscopy alone identified 91.3% of cancers, whereas the combination of cystoscopy and the NMP22 test (BladderChek, Matritech, Inc., Newton MA) detected 99% of cancers. The test is FDA-approved both as an aid in the initial diagnosis of bladder cancer and for surveil- lance. The fifth most com- mon malignan- cy, bladder cancer comes with a 50% to 90% chance of recur- rence. The resulting need for frequent surveil- lance cystoscopies after the initial tumor resection tends to include supplemental cytol- ...

Cancer Cancer Detection Detection and and Prevention Prevention Cancer Detection and prevention (CDP) is a primary, peer-refereed journal devoted to cancer prevention by predicive and preventive oncology. It is uniquely focused on advances in genetics, molecular medicine and biotechnologies that have an impact on clinical oncology modalities. Predictive oncology encompasses primary cancer prevention by assessment and control of the basic mechanisms that my lead to the development of neoplastic diseases. Predictive oncology incorporates identification of cancer susceptibility , prognostic evaluationof malignant tumour transformation and progression, lifkstyle modification and control of genotoxic exposures. Preventive oncology for secondary prevention focuses on routine clinical and laboratory procedures for early ...

RAPID COMMUNICATION Detection of carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA in peritoneal washes from gastric cancer patients and its clinical significance Yan-Song Zhang, Jun Xu, Guang-Hua Luo, Rong-Chao Wang, Jiang Zhu, Xiao-Ying Zhang, Peter Nilsson-Ehle, Ning Xu www.wjgnet.com Yan-Song Zhang, Jun Xu, Rong-Chao Wang, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China Guang-Hua Luo, Jiang Zhu, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China Xiao-Ying Zhang, Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China Peter Nilsson-Ehle, Ning Xu, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital of Lund, ...

###More### 4955 Avalon Ridge Pkwy. ? Suite 300 ? Norcross, GA 30071 Telephone: (770) 2428723 ? FAX: (770) 2428639 Contact: Bill Wells – Media 7702428723 SpectRx, Inc. Granted Patent for Noninvasive Cervical Cancer Detection Technology Guided Therapeutics device in FDA pivotal clinical trial NORCROSS, GA (March 9, 2006) SpectRx, Inc. (OTCBB: SPRX) today announced it was granted a patent for the unique method in which its noninvasive cervical cancer detection technology ...

###More### 4955 Avalon Ridge Pkwy. ? Suite 300 ? Norcross, GA 30071 Telephone: (770) 242-8723 ? FAX: (770) 242-8639 Contact: Bill Wells – Media 770-242-8723 SpectRx, Inc. Granted Key Patent for Non-invasive Cervical Cancer Detection Technology Guided Therapeutics device in FDA pivotal clinical trial NORCROSS, GA (December 13, 2005) -- SpectRx, Inc. (OTCBB: SPRX) today announced it was granted a patent for the unique method in which its non-invasive cervical cancer detection technology identifies disease. U.S. Patent 6,975,899 recognizes that the technology measures both biochemical and structural changes in tissue in order to better detect diseases such as cancer . “This patent is an important and fundamental part of our detection technology intellectual property,” said Mark Faupel, president and chief operating officer of Guided Therapeutics, Inc., the SpectRx ...

###More### 4955 Avalon Ridge Pkwy. ? Suite 300 ? Norcross, GA 30071 Telephone: (770) 2428723 ? FAX: (770) 2428639 Contact: Bill Wells – Media 7702428723 Two Clinical Studies Indicate SpectRx Noninvasive Cervical Cancer Detection Device Accurately Detects Disease While Reducing False Positive Results Studies show noninvasive device provides better overall results than Pap and HPV testing alone LAS VEGAS, NV (March 16, 2006) – Two clinical studies indicate that a noninvasive cervical ...

12 A. Ross Kerr, D.D.S., M.D.S. Diplomate, American Board of Oral Medicine. Dr. Kerr is on the faculty in the Dept of Oral Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry; Director of Special Patient Care Clinic and the Hospital Dentistry Program. Co-investigator of a new 7- year NIH study looking at current and emerging technologies for oral cancer detection and aphthous stom- atits. Principal investigator of an industry-sponsored Phase 2 drug trial for the treatment of minor aphthous ulcers. Dr. Kerr is in private practice in New York City, where he focuses on the dental management of med- ically complex patients. n the past there was little the dental team could do in the fight against oral cancer , short of per- forming scalpel biopsies on the most significant lesions. These common lesions can represent the earliest, ...

22 August 2005: Targeted nanoprobes for cancer detection and prognosis Contact us Chemistry World q Home q Chemistry World q News q 2005 q August 22 August 2005: Targeted nanoprobes for cancer detection and prognosis Magnetic nanocrystals have been bound to cancer -targeting antibodies to create a highly sensitive probe for the detection of cancer in vivo . Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can distinguish between different types of living tissue by highlighting the differences in water content and blood flow. In the case of cancer , tumours tend to have higher blood flow than the surrounding, benign tissue, enabling them to be detected. One major drawback of MRI is its low signal sensitivity, and various contrast agents and probes have been employed to improve image quality. ...

EARLY DETECTION OF PROSTATE CANCER Adapted from: Prostate cancer early detection : a clinical perspective. Epidemiologic Reviews 23:1 p.173-180, 2001 Page 2 ABSTRACT Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy and second leading cause of cancer -related death for men in the United States. The introduction and routine use of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in men at risk for the disease has led to significant changes in prostate cancer incidence, presentation and treatment. It is believed that these changes will eventually translate into decreased disease-specific morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the current article is to provide a clinical perspective on prostate cancer early detection by addressing the magnitude of the problem and discussing the various screening tests available. In addition, variations on PSA testing ...

108 RADIATION MEDICINE SUNDARARAJAN ET AL ORIGINAL ARTICLE Radiation Medicine: Vol. 24 No. 2, 108–114 p.p., 2006 Sangeetha Sundararajan, 1 Eriko Tohno, 2 Hiroshi Kamma, 3 Ei Ueno, 2 and Manabu Minami 2 Purpose: The purpose of this study was preoperatively to diagnose the intraductal component, which is indispensable in planning for breast conservation therapy, and also to minimize local recurrence. This study investigated the efficacy of ultrasound (US) in the detection of intraductal component in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathological findings. Patients and Methods: In 47 patients with invasive breast cancer , US features of the intraductal component were classified as (a) solid ductal dilatation radiating from the tumor, (b) presence of ...

PSA Test Increasing Early Detection of Prostate Cancer More than a quarter of a million new cases of prostate cancer are expected to be diagnosed this year, thanks in part to the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test that is now recommended as an early cancer detection test in all men over age 50. "PSA is the most important, accurate and clinically useful biochemical marker in the prostate," said Pathologist David G. Bostwick, MD. The PSA test, performed in most laboratories across the country, is rapid, virtually painless and, when results are elevated, is a reliable indicator of prostate problems, particularly cancer and specifically prostatic adenocarcinoma. PSA detects a similar group of cancers that are potentially curable, explained Dr. Bostwick, a member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and Professor and Consultant in the Department of Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, ...

POSITION STATEMENT Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Skin cancers fall into two main groups, namely melanoma ( cutaneous malignant melanoma ) and the non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), mainly squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell epitheliomas. Skin cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer worldwide, although the incidence of melanoma, alone, is fully documented. [1] Melanoma is the type of skin cancer most likely to be fatal because of its malignancy and potential metastatic spread, mainly via the lymphatic system, to other body sites, in particular the lungs, liver and brain. In New Zealand, overall, there are an estimated 50,000 or more new cases and around 300 deaths per year from all forms of skin cancer , which has an impact on many people and results in an estimated $33M in direct costs to the health system. [2] Skin cancer ...

Comparison of Feature Extraction Methods for Breast Cancer Detection Llobet, R. Paredes, R. Perez-Cortes J.C. Instituto Tecnologico de Informatica Universidad Politecnica de Valencia Camino de Vera, s/n 46071 Valencia (SPAIN) {rllobet, rparedes, jcperez}@iti.upv.es PRHLT Seminar December 17, 2004 Page 2 Introduction • A method for automatic detection of tumors in digitized mammograms is presented • Two class problem. Each pixel of the mammogram corresponds to class cancer or non- cancer • Five different feature extraction methods are compared: – Gray-maps – Sobel filter – Space Gray Level Dependence Matrices (SGLDM) – Average Fraction Under the Minimum (AFUM) – Set of Fractions Under the Minimum (SFUM) • All the methods are based on features extracted from local windows and on a k-NN classifier 1 ...

Digestive Health Foundation 1 EARLY DETECTION , SCREENING AND SURVEILLANCE FOR BOWEL CANCER An Update for Clinicians 3 RD EDITION Digestive Health Foundation March 2001 Page 2 Digestive Health Foundation 2 Table of Contents DIGESTIVE HEALTH FOUNDATION 4 INTRODUCTION 5 Bowel Cancer in Australia 6 Incidence & Mortality 6 Au stralian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australasian Association of Cancer Registries., Canberra November 1999. 7 Risk Assessment for Bowel Cancer 7 Average risk of bowel cancer by age 8 Risk Categories 8 Average Risk 8 Ab ove Average Risk 9 Personal History 9 Family History (figure 4) 9 As pects of Early Detection ...

Page 6 | Florida Health Care News | Spring 2006 | West Pasco County Edition ON THE WEB! Please visit Radiology Associates of West Pasco at www.floridaxray.com. Precise images, compassionate care The doctors and staff at Radiology Associates of West Pasco dedicate themselves to providing your doctors with quick results and the clearest, most precise images possible. For further information or to schedule an appointment, call (727) 847-5122 . Newporter Medical Mall 5539 Marine Pkwy. Suites 2, 4, 9 New Port Richey (727) 847-5122 Windsor Woods 7412 Community Ct. Hudson (727) 868-9553 Summit Medical Center 7509 S.R. 52, Suite 140 Bayonet Point (727) 819-3760 D IAGNOSTIC I MAGING AND B REAST H EALTH ...

NATIONAL BREAST and CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS FACT SHEET FY 2006 President’s Budget FY 2007 Suggested $204,429,000 $201,004,000 $224,871,000 Currently, the state programs funded through CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) serve only 20% of America's eligible women. An increase in program appropriations would allow the program to provide lifesaving screening to more women. Basic Facts about Breast and Cervical Cancer • More than 181,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 41,000 women died from breast cancer in 2002. More than 12,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer ; and nearly 4,000 women died from cervical cancer in 2002. • It is estimated that over $7 billion per year is spent in the U.S. for the treatment of breast cancer , and over $2 billion ...

49 Volume 33 Number 1, February 2006 The early detection of prostate cancer in general practice: Supporting patient choice Brian R McAvoy MBChB MD FRNZCGP FRACGP FRCGP FRCP FAChAM BSc, Suzanne K Steginga PhD and Carole Pinnock PhD On behalf of the Queensland Cancer Fund, the Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration, the National Cancer Control Initiative, the Northern Section of the Urological Society of Australasia, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, The Cancer Council Victoria and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Correspondence to: Brian.McAvoy@cancervic.org.au Background Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in New Zea- land and the third most common cause of male cancer deaths, account- ing for 3.8% of deaths. 1 The incidence of prostate cancer ...

- 1 - Detection of Cancer Genes No one knows why any one person gets cancer . A substance that causes a change in DNA that can lead to cancer is a carcinogen and exposure to a carcinogen is the first step in cancer . Some cancers are related to the environment, especially the smoker's environment. Radiation and the combustion products from tobacco are two of the most common carcinogens. Asbestos and some heavy metals in particulate form are also carcinogens. Many steroids in higher than normal concentrations are carcinogenic. For others, substances in foods may be cancer causing, cancer promoting or, conversely cancer preventing. A high fat, low fiber diet is suspected as being cancer promoting. A diet with abundant cruciferous vegetables may be anti- cancer promoting. Some viruses promote cancer formation. Current estimates are that 1/3 of the children born today will get some form of cancer ...

Breast Cancer Detection NEW AND IMPROVED TOOLS FOR SCREENING OUR CERTIFIED STROKE CENTERS THE EDGE YOU WANT WHEN EVERY MINUTE COUNTS METABOLIC SYNDROME THE CAUSE, THE CONTROVERSY A G U I D E T O W O M E N ’ S H E A L T H F A L L 2 0 0 5 W H Page 2 2 W o m e n ’ s H e a l t h — HEALTH SYSTEM NEWS VISIT THE WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER Are you looking for information you can trust about some of today’s leading health and wellness issues? At our Women’s Health Center, you’ll find resources on everything from women and heart disease to childbirth education and meno- pause, as well as mammography and screenings for osteoporosis. The Center also offers classes, support groups, massage therapy and lactation services. Stop by 1656 N. California Blvd., #100, ...

Nippon Flour Mills develops a simple cancer detection system and starts sales of a lab kit Tokyo, March 11, 2003 — Nippon Flour Mills Co., Ltd. (NFM) today announced that Nippn TechnoCluster, Inc., a subsidiary, will start manufacturing and sales of a cancer -specific simple diagnostic kit in April 2003. NFM has been doing R&D on a cancer -specific simple diagnostic system in collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) since fiscal 2001. In the R&D of this simple diagnostic system, the researchers utilized the characteristics of Bradeion, a gene specifically expressed in colorectal cancer and prostate cancer . Bradeion was discovered by Manami Tanaka of AIST and her patent on the gene was registered in 2000. The R&D had two aspects: (1) Diagnostic system for the primary test using a test strip for immunochromatography. (2) Gene diagnosis ...

1 of 2 Marketing/Development 275 Hospital Drive Ukiah, CA 95482 Phone: 707-463-7606 Fax: 707-463-7384 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 20, 2006 CONTACT: Jarrod McNaughton, Administrative Director, Marketing & Development 707-463-7606 State-of-the-art Cancer Detection Now Available in Ukiah Physicians at Ukiah Valley Medical Center (UVMC) are now able to view cancer in a more precise way, with a state-of-the-art mobile PET/CT scanner. The new technology enables doctors to more accurately detect cancer and pinpoint its exact location in the body. UVMC is the only hospital in Mendocino County with the new technology. Both CT (computed tomography) and the newer PET (positron emission tomography) have added valuable dimensions to cancer diagnosis, but each has limitations. A CT scan is a series of X-rays taken sequentially along the length of the body, ...

Early detection is key to overcoming ovarian cancer By Andrea Yevchak The new year has started with the hope of resolutions ringing true and the possibility of a new start and new adventures in life. What many women and their families may not be looking forward to is ovarian cancer , as approximately 22,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Affecting approximately 1 in 57 women, ovarian cancer is not as common as breast cancer , which affects 1 in 7 women, but it is considered more deadly, because of a much higher percentage of terminal cases. According to the American Cancer Society, ovarian cancer accounts for only 3 percent of all cancers among women, yet ranks fourth as a cause of their deaths from cancer . The American Cancer Society statistics for ovarian cancer estimate that annually there are about 22,220 new cases and 16,210 deaths. Ovarian cancer is treatable when caught ...

Review 10.1586/14737159.5.2.xxx © 2005 Future Drugs Ltd ISSN 1473-7159 1 www.future-drugs.com Quantitative real-time PCR for cancer detection : the lymphoma case Anders Ståhlberg † , Neven Zoric, Pierre Åman and Mikael Kubista † Author for correspondence TATAA Biocenter, Medicinaregatan 7B, 413 90 Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Chemistry & Bioscience, Chalmers University of Technology, Medicinaregatan 9E, 413 90 Gothenburg, Sweden Tel.: +46 317 733 916 Fax: +46 317 733 910 anders.stalberg@tataa.com K EYWORDS : cancer diagnostics, gene expression analysis, lymphoma, normalization, real-time PCR Advances in the biological sciences and technology are providing molecular targets for diagnosis ...

Is there hope for early detection of ovarian cancer ? We know that cancer , like most diseases, is more easily treated when found early. Early, however, can mean many things. In cancer detection it means that the tumor isn’t very large, the cells haven’t grown very deep into the tissue, or that they have not yet spread from the original location to other places in the body. Prevention and early detection depend greatly on an individual to heed warnings (such as staying out of the sun to prevent skin cancer ); following screening guidelines according to age (such as receiving a pap smear, colonoscopy, or mammogram); and paying attention to changes, signs, and symptoms in our own body (such as feeling a breast lump). In the case of screening we depend on doctors, scientists, and machines to let us know if we are healthy. Of course we want the best tools possible. The pap smear, for example, identifies ...

PO Box 2345, Beijing 100023, China World J Gastroenterol 2006 January 7; 12(1): 105-109 www.wjgnet.com World Journal of Gastroenterology ISSN 1007-9327 wjg@wjgnet.com © 2006 The WJG Press. All rights reserved. RAPID COMMUNICATION Detection of gelatinase B activity in serum of gastric cancer patients Vesna V Dragutinovic, Nebojša S Radovanovic, Lidija T Izrael-Živkovic, Miroslav M Vrvic www.wjgnet.com Vesna V Dragutinovic, Lidija T Izrael-Živkovic, Institute of Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Višegradska 26, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Nebojša S Radovanovic, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Center of Esophagogastric Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Koste To- dorovica 6, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Miroslav M Vrvic, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11 001 Belgrade, Serbia ...

Office of Technology Transfer Emory University Molecular Beacons for Detection of Cancer Inventors Lily Yang Gang Bao Applications Detection and quantification of cancer cells; diagnostic tool; therapy Summary Early detection of cancers is an important factor for increasing survival rates. However, some currently used techniques are lacking in sensitivity and efficiency, often resulting in failed detection or misdiagnosis. Therefore, the development of novel approaches for early diagnosis is of critical importance for the successful treatment and increased survival of patients. Using currently available molecular technologies (i.e., molecular beacons), the present invention provides novel methods for the early detection and quantification of cancer cells (e.g., prostate cancer , breast cancer ). Compared to currently used techniques, the disclosed ...

Radiographically dense breasts continue to pose a challenge to women's imaging specialists. The alternative imaging options that have been proposed include computed radiography for mammography, as well as ultrasound, MRI, and scintimammography. A study in the latest issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine has suggested taking the latter modality one step further, with a dedicated breast camera. "The value of scintimammography as an adjuvant to standard screening modalities is in the early detection of breast carcinoma. Scintigraphy may be appropriate for the subset of women whose breasts are difficult to examine by conventional means," wrote Dr. Leonard Coover and colleagues. However, "the sensitivity of scintimammography with a standard gamma camera is dependent on lesion size" ( JNM , April 2004, Vol. 45:4, pp. 553-558). Previous reports have put the sensitivity of standard scintimammography for nonpalpable tumors at about 55%, ...

130 IEEE MICROWAVE AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS LETTERS, VOL. 11, NO. 3, MARCH 2001 A Confocal Microwave Imaging Algorithm for Breast Cancer Detection Xu Li , Student Member, IEEE, and Susan C. Hagness , Member, IEEE Abstract— We present a computationally efficient and robust image reconstruction algorithm for breast cancer detection using an ultrawideband confocal microwave imaging system. To test the efficacy of this approach, we have developed a two-dimensional (2-D) anatomically realistic MRI-derived FDTD model of the cancerous breast. The image reconstruction algorithm is applied to FDTD-computed backscatter signals, resulting in a microwave image that clearly identifies the presence and location of the malignant lesion. These simulations demonstrate the feasibility of detecting and imaging small breast tumors using this novel approach. Index Terms— ...

Kobe J. Med. Sci., Vol. 51, No. 5, pp. 67-72, 2005 Phone: +81 78 382 5111; Fax: +81 78 382 6229; E-mail: hide@med.kobe-u.ac.jp 67 Detection of Cancer Cells in the Peripheral Blood and Lung of Mice after Transplantation of Human Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma HIDEKI KOMATSUBARA, MASAHIRO UMEDA, YASUTAKA OJIMA, TSUTOMU MINAMIKAWA, and TAKAHIDE KOMORI Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine Key Words: adenoid cystic carcinoma; lung metastasis; ß-globin gene; nude mice; polymerase chain reaction. Received 4 November 2005 /Accepted 1 December 2005 Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting human ß -globin gene has been reported to be able to detect micrometastasis in an animal model. We attempted to detect cancer cells from the lung and peripheral blood in nude mice, into which a human adenoid cystic carcinoma ...