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When someone is thought to have a brain tumor procedures to make the diagnosis may be risky or invasive, so a new test developed by Chetan Bettegowda, director of the department of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins and colleagues is a …

Can assessments of brain cancers be done with cerebrospinal fluid? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

AI assisted colonoscopy, where a computer helped interpret images seen during the procedure, resulted in endoscopists being less adept at recognizing precancerous lesions known as polyps, a recent study finds. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins comments. …

When you have screening colonoscopy should you worry about the endoscopist’s skills? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

If you’ve been treated for early breast cancer your overall risk for recurrence is small, a new large, long term study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says these risks can be pinned to …

Small risks of recurrent breast cancer may exist after treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Women who’ve had early breast cancer and been treated can likely lay their worries about recurrence to rest, a new study concludes. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says that’s the conclusion of this very large, long term …

Most women who’ve had early breast cancer are not at high risk for recurrence, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

People who’ve had colorectal cancer and have a known mutation should likely take aspirin to help prevent disease recurrence, according to a new study. The benefit of aspirin in preventing cancers has been shown before in the skin cancer melanoma, …

Aspirin may be of benefit in a number of cancers, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

People who’ve had colorectal cancer and who have a mutation known as  PI3 kinase benefit from taking asprin to prevent recurrence, a new study shows. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, describes the findings. Nelson:  There were …

What is the benefit of asprin in reducing colorectal cancer recurrence? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Transcript Using CT scanning in children should be limited, a recent study concludes, finding that about one in ten cancers in kids were likely related to imaging studies using ionizing radiation. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins …

Care should be taken when using CT in kids, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

CT scans in children, especially those that image bones where bone marrow is found, increase the risk for certain cancers, a new study finds. And the more scans the kids have the greater the risk. William Nelson, director of the …

What is the cancer risk posed by CT scans in kids? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

RNA is easier to detect and points toward cancer activity better than DNA testing, a recent study concludes. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says there’s an even more accurate method on the horizon. Nelson: Will RNA sequencing …

Will RNA based tests form the basis for cancer screening and monitoring? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →

Using blood tests to look for cancer and cancer recurrence has been an area of active research for some time now, with a new study pointing to RNA rather than DNA for detection. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer …

Can RNA provide a way to look for cancer recurrence? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more →