Search Tag: liver cancer

2024 25 Jul

  Liver cancer is a significant global health concern, contributing to approximately 748,300 new cases and 695,900 deaths annually. It can arise as primary liver cancer, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, or as metastatic lesions from other cancers like colorectal, neuroendocrine tumours, ocular melanoma, and breast cancer. Surgical resection is...Read more

2017 06 May

A novel nondiamond-based contrast agent has been developed by a team of scientists from the National University of Singapore. The chemical "dye" can be used to enhance the visibility of internal body structures in MRI and can improve the visualisation of liver cancer tumours. This in turn can facilitate earlier detection and improved treatment strategies....Read more

2016 08 Mar

The palliative cohort of the Pan-European SORAMIC study co-directed by Dr. Jens Ricke, Professor of Radiology at the University of Magdeburg with Dr. Peter Malfertheiner, has reached its enrollment target of 420 patients with unresectable primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC), the world's third leading cause of cancer deaths....Read more