From: utdallas.edu One in 8 women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer during their lifetime, and more than 40,000 die from the disease annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Early detection and effective treatment are the keys to preventing deaths. Advances by University of Texas at Dallas researchers on multiple fronts show promise for helping …
Thermal Imaging Enhances Engineers’ Understanding of Breast Tumors
By: Kim Horner From: utdallas.edu Thermal imaging has been available for decades to detect temperature differences on the skin that could signal breast cancer without exposing patients to radiation, although the method is not as reliable as mammography. New research performed at The University of Texas at Dallas and published June 22 in Nature Research’s Scientific Reports takes a critical …
Aggressive cancer stem cells can now be isolated successfully in a scientific breakthrough
By: Dr Ananya Mandal, MD From: news-medical.net University of Texas at Dallas researchers have managed to formulate a new technique by which they can isolate aggressive cells which can be the main cause behind metastasized cancers or cancers that have spread to other major organs from their primary site of occurrence. This breakthrough may lead to isolation of these cells …