The 10 Most Innovative Digital Healthcare Solution Providers 2018
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Inventive Diagnostic Tool<br />
Liquid<br />
Biopsy:<br />
A Non-Invasive Approach<br />
Intended for Personalized<br />
Care of Cancer Patients<br />
Cancer has been the talk of the town for many<br />
years now. <strong>The</strong> main obstacle that Cancer<br />
patients face is the late detection of the disease<br />
that causes sixteen percent of the deaths around the<br />
world. A biopsy is a method which is generally used to<br />
diagnose cancer. It involves sampling of the tissue or<br />
cells from any part of the body that is affected and<br />
checks it for cancer, which is a highly invasive and<br />
costly technique.<br />
Traditionally, cancer diagnosis has been carried out by<br />
pathology and medical imaging. This included tissue<br />
biopsies, serological indicators such as CEA and PSA<br />
test, molecular pathology test, Ultrasonic testing, X-ray<br />
imaging, CT-scan, MRI, PET-CT, and endoscopy. <strong>The</strong><br />
real-time diagnosis is not possible with these tests, since<br />
in imaging there is usually a lag in the tumor<br />
progression, while in the serological indicators there is a<br />
lack of effective bio-makers for early diagnosis.<br />
| July <strong>2018</strong> | 27
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