Diagnostics and Screening
An Introduction to Diagnostics and Screening
Early detection of tumours is essential to increase the likelihood of complete remission. Screening strategies are not without risk; for example, mammography and prostate-specific antigen screening can lead to the detection of indolent lesions and subsequent overtreatment. Precision medicine has improved screening and diagnostic approaches; tumour-typing of breast tumours for oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 has informed treatment options. Many non-invasive diagnostic tools can be used directly at the point of care. It is hoped that advances in the genomic classification may lead to the identification of high-risk individuals in other types of cancer.
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In this episode, we explore the future of continuing medical education (CME) with the team behind touchIME. Hannah Fisher and Matthew Goodwin share insights into global and US trends, the importance of patient inclusivity and how educational outcomes are evolving to better measure the direct impact of learning on clinical practice and patient care.
This year, we are celebrating our inaugural touchONCOLOGY Future Leaders to recognize the outstanding talent that has entered our field in recent years. These individuals are set to innovate and transform oncology and haematology in the years to come.
In line with the continuously expanding molecular landscape of cancer, the ESMO Precision Medicine Working Group (PMWG) has revised its recommendations for tumour next-generation sequencing (NGS).
Following a scientific primer, the role of radiopharmaceuticals in the management of neuroendocrine tumours and prostate cancer, alongside approaches to support clinical implementation, are explored by leading experts.
Cancers of the oesophagus and oesophagogastric junction (OGJ), termed upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancers, are lethal and constitute a significant public health problem. In 2020, 604,000 cases and 544,000 UGI cancer-related deaths were estimated worldwide.1Â UGI cancers are the seventh most frequently diagnosed cancer ...
Somatic DNA mutational analysis has transformed how we characterize existing cancer and select treatments. For example, circulating tumour cell-free DNA (cfDNA) can be used to select targeted therapies, monitor treatment response and detect disease recurrence.1Â However, early attempts with targeted ...
Molecular diagnosis and screening of cancer can be approached either in a broad, high-volume manner, or through using targeted, informed searches for specific genes. Technique selection will be critical in balancing patient benefit against healthcare resource cost, and physicians will ...
Over the last decade, genomics has become an increasingly important part of cancer care. In some tumor types, such as lung cancer and melanoma, genetic profiling for actionable mutations has become standard clinical practice.1,2 The development of novel targeted molecular ...
It has been clearly established that non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) associated with known molecular drivers (e.g., rearrangement of the ALK gene, or mutations activating the epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR] gene) respond favorably to targeted, first-line therapies compared ...
Q. What are the limitations of current methods of detecting biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer? The recommended imaging techniques for the diagnosis of metastases in prostate cancer are 99m-Tc bone scintigraphy for bone metastases and computed tomography (CT) or magnetic ...
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