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Monday, 13 January 2014

Brain Cancer & The Idea Of Quick Diagnosis

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By Robert Sutter


When it comes to any medical condition, brain cancer or not, it is clear that diagnosis must be had. Sometimes it takes longer for some conditions than it will for others, seeing as how it can be determined in the span of a couple of days. However, is it possible that this particular ailment in the brain can be found out in much quicker fashion? It is something worth taking into account, especially when it seems like it can be found in just half an hour.

I did not believe this until I was able to read up an article on Medical News Today and it seems as though there is a lot to go over. After all, the National Cancer Institute said that there will be 23,130 new brain cancer diagnoses, which is too much to take into account. It seems as though matters will be made even more stressful when considering that individuals have to wait for a period of a few days before they are able to find out more. Quicker diagnosis should be had and I am sure that organizations the likes of Voices against Brain Cancer would agree.

When a biopsy is followed through with, it seems as though a patient has to stay in the hospital for a period of two to three days. While findings have to come about, I believe that quickness should be brought into account, if the work done by the University of Central Lancashire is to be believed. It seems as though the time spent can be cut down on tremendously thanks to the usage of infrared lighting and certain protein biomarkers. This could lead to finding a marker for glioma serum.

Those who aren't as savvy in terms of this condition may wonder what this means in the long term. From what I was able to pick up on, when the infrared is brought to the serum itself, the light can pick up on any molecular vibration. What this means is that researchers can see whether gliomas are cancerous or not. This process will only require about thirty minutes, meaning that it can bring about diagnosis at a much more rapid pace than the procedures set in place before.

The fact that this is a noninvasive method speaks volumes, as it seems as though those who are involved in the brain cancer will want to learn more about them. Why should surgery be done for something like finding out whether the condition exists in the brain or not? I believe that there should be better care taken and, hopefully, the findings in the UK are able to parlay themselves in the future. If nothing else, I have to believe that this will lead to better care after the conditions are seen early on.




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