DNA Test For Colorectal Cancer Yields Disappointing Results
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Researchers hoping for an easy and accurate new screening method to detect colon cancer found disappointing results. A colonoscopy is a procedure of viewing the interior lining of the colon using a colonoscope, a flexible fiber-optic tube.
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A race to pursue DNA-based indictments has made apparent that no matter how sophisticated the science of DNA, a genetic profile is less than half the battle.
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SUNDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Compelling evidence from four studies confirms that a key change in DNA previously linked to prostate cancer also raises colon cancer risk, scientists report.
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The first genetic map of colon and   breast cancer shows that nearly 200 mutated genes -- most of   them previously unknown -- help tumors start, grow and spread,   U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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A simple genetic test can identify which patients with deadly brain tumors will be helped by a treatment hailed as the first significant advance against the disease in decades and in which patients the drug is a waste of time, scientists said Wednesday.
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The US Food and Drug Administration cleared the first DNA microarray test for use by physicians in making treatment decisions based on a patient&#39;s genes.
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Analyzing cells from milk ducts doesn't reliably detect breast cancer, researchers reported Tuesday &#151; dashing hopes that the experimental technique could diagnose high-risk women sooner.
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A test that uses DNA to detect colorectal cancer is better than the most commonly used noninvasive screening, but a new study finds it still falls far
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Certain gene variations greatly increase a manâs risk of developing prostate cancer, a new study finds. But tests for them may be of limited use to patients, experts say.
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While colonoscopy is the gold standard for screening for colon cancer, it&#39;s not 100-percent reliable for spotting cancers in the right side of the bowel, Canadian researchers report.
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Sep 09 - The genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations are not sophisticated enough to prevent false identifications, according to the father of DNA finger printing.
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The genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations are not sophisticated enough to prevent false identifications, according to the father of DNA fingerprinting.
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Scientists say a new DNA test may help prove if people have had their health damaged by exposure to chemicals.
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NEW YORK  - Many people with colon cancer  may not be diagnosed until after symptoms arise, even though  the disease can be caught earlier with routine screening, a  study released Monday suggests.
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Expensive genetic screening reduces the chance of successful IVF, rather than boosts it, a study finds.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- A test that uses DNA to detect colorectal cancer is better than the most commonly used noninvasive screening, but a new study finds it still falls far short of the most accurate -- albeit intrusive -- method.
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A new noninvasive method of genetic screening for colorectal cancer could encourage more people to regularly be tested for the disease.