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The Analysis of Cell Free DNA in Urine for Cancer Diagnosis – A Prospective Alternative to Liquid Biopsy?

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A promising new technology may make the diagnosis of cancer and genetic mutation testing as easy as performing a urinalysis as part of an annual physical exam.  Cancer could be detected at its earliest stages, when treatment...more

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Appendiceal Cancer Shows Age-related Somatic Gene Variants with Potential Diagnostic Relevance

Cancer of the appendix is a very rare form of cancer, having an incidence of 0.12 per 1,000,000 person-years (Siegel et al., 2020, Cancer statistics 2020 70:7-30).  Incidence is rising (by 232% from 2000-2016 in the U.S.)...more

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Chromosomal Rearrangements Associated with Chemotherapeutic Drug Resistance

Chemotherapeutic drug resistance is one reason cancer remains an unsolved clinical problem despite the efforts ever since President Nixon declared his "War on Cancer" in 1971.  Cancer cells, due in part to the genetic...more

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Court Report -- December 08, 2013

About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Astrazeneca AB et al. v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. et al. 3:13-cv-07298; filed December 3, 2013 in the District Court of New...more

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NIH Implements New Policy on HeLa Genomic Data

On Wednesday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that the agency had reached an understanding with the family of Ms. Henrietta Lacks regarding access to genomic data for the HeLa cell line, which was derived...more

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NCI Researchers Generate Largest Database of Cancer-specific Genetic Variations

Last month, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announced that researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) had generated a data set of cancer-specific genetic variations, which the researchers were...more

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Getting the Best Medical Care: a Newsletter from Patrick Malone - June 2013

In This Issue: - Who Needs to Worry and Why - What BRCA Is, and How Testing Is Done - Targeted Testing Is Most Accurate - Recent Health Care News You Should Know About - Check Out Our Previous Tips -...more

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