Science has proven extremely successful at quantifying certain risks in healthcare. But when it comes to setting public health policy, including cancer screening recommendations and guidelines, science only goes so far.

Many breast and prostate cancer screenings performed on the nation’s elderly are unnecessary and should not be recommended under current guidelines, according to research published online Jan. 21 in JAMA Oncology.

A preliminary study has demonstrated the feasibility of an experimental molecular biomarker to combine with PET imaging for reliably showing the extent of prostate cancer. Along the way, researchers found that the technique can also catch some cancers hidden to pathologists. 

The Center for Molecular and Functional Imaging (CMFI) at the University of California – San Francisco will install the MILabs VECTor4CT in support of a large number of NIH funded research projects in the areas of oncology, neuroscience and drug discovery/development.  The UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging invested significant resources in establishing the CMFI in 2003.  Major research efforts at CMFI include translational nuclear medicine imaging research using both SPECT/CT and PET/CT.  Utilization of the VECTor4CT will benefit from the CMFI installed medical cyclotron, state of the art radiopharmaceutical laboratory and in-house vivarium all under one roof.

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Ageing 2016 will be held from February 9 to 11, 2016 at Cineworld: The O2 Peninsula Square London SE10 0DX United Kingdom. The annual international summit will look at the various aspects of processes and research involved in ageing and senescence.

Researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands are currently developing a biopsy robot that they say “combines the best aspects of MRI and ultrasound” to improve the diagnosis of breast cancer and certain muscle diseases.

The use of PACs in healthcare facilities is now widespread across the U.S., but technological advancements in image sharing and storage will continue to provide opportunities for growth, according to a brief published online Jan. 6 by HIMSS Analytics.