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Series: Risk Insights
Liquid Biopsy and the Early Diagnosis of Cancer
Issue: Nov 02, 2020
Critical Illness EnglishIn recent years, the primary tool for early diagnosis of cancer has been liquid biopsy (a blood test), but it remains complex, costly and time-consuming to fully screen for all mutations.
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MINOCA - A New Type of Myocardial Infarction?
By Dr. Sandra Mitic Sep 03, 2020 English Français
A new syndrome of myocardial infarction (MI) has been defined in the clinical context over the past few years - myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). Several large, international acute myocardial infarction (AMI) studies...
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Changes in Cancer Classification - How Do They Impact Critical Illness Insurance?
By Tim Eppert Jul 14, 2020 English Français
What is a cancer - and what is not? While the answer to this question is obvious in many cases, it is not always straightforward. A disease is deemed as malignant or cancerous when there is an uncontrolled growth of cells that is invasive, i.e., the cells...
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World Cancer Day - Celebrating a Decline in U.S. Cancer Mortality
By Jean-Marc Fix Feb 04, 2020 English
When the Cancer Statistics, 2020 report was released a few weeks ago, the press rightfully basked in the great news: In the U.S. there were 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than there would have been if the historically increasing cancer rates had remained...
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