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Catching lung cancer earlier with new detection techniques

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Episode • Aug 13, 2020 • 11m

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most widespread forms of the disease. As with many other cancers, the best chance of survival comes with early diagnosis, but that isn't always possible for all patients. Dr Claudio Scafoglio and colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles have identified a new diagnostic technique that could efficiently identify the earliest stages of lung cancer.

Read a summary of their work in Research Outreach : https://researchoutreach.org/articles/novel-imaging-technique-could-lead-early-diagnosis-lung-cancer/
Read the original paper in Science Translational Medicine : https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/10/467/eaat5933

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