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Student designs prostate screening device to replace traditional examination method

July 7, 2025 / Cancer, Prostate Screening, Research update / InnovateMed Author / Prostate health, prostate screening

by Loughborough University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan PRO check. Credit: Devon Tyso A Loughborough University student has developed a new medical device that could transform how prostate health is assessed and monitored. Devon Tyso, a Product Design and Technology student, has designed “PRO check,” an innovative tool designed to replace the traditional digital […]

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Hollings researcher leads international group suggesting anal cancer screening could cut cancer deaths by up to 65% among high-risk group

June 17, 2025 / Cancer, Research update / InnovateMed Author / anal cancer screening

Medical University of South Carolina A new paper by a team of scientists from across the U.S. provides quantifiable data that can be used by national groups seeking to create guidelines for anal cancer screening. MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Ashish Deshmukh, Ph.D., co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Hollings, is

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Minutes instead of months: Algorithm rapidly identifies cell types to match patients with effective cancer therapies

June 17, 2025 / Cancer, Research update / InnovateMed Author / effective cancer therapies, TACIT

by Virginia Commonwealth University edited by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Scientists at VCU have created a new tool called TACIT that could help doctors better understand what is happening inside the body by using advanced computer models to identify different kinds of cells in tissues faster and more accurately than ever before, helping to guide better treatment

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Understanding the survivorship experience of older breast cancer patients

June 17, 2025 / Cancer, Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / breast cancer patients

by Mass General Brigham edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The number of older women living with a history of breast cancer in the U.S. is growing, which is due to new diagnoses in patients over 65 and because many women diagnosed at a younger age are living longer. Research

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More young women are getting breast cancer—why?

June 17, 2025 / Cancer, Clinical Practice, Patient education / InnovateMed Author / breast cancer, Women's health

by Claire Gauen, Washington University in St. Louis edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain At some point in their lifetimes, approximately one out of every eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer. That estimate from the American Cancer Society becomes even more troubling when considering

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Student designs prostate screening device to replace traditional examination method

Hollings researcher leads international group suggesting anal cancer screening could cut cancer deaths by up to 65% among high-risk group

Minutes instead of months: Algorithm rapidly identifies cell types to match patients with effective cancer therapies

Understanding the survivorship experience of older breast cancer patients

More young women are getting breast cancer—why?

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