U.S. government agencies and their colorectal cancer prevention have set a goal that at least 80 percent of adults ages 50-75 will be screened for colorectal cancer. A recently published study conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the U.S. healthcare system has the capacity to make this goal a reality.

Unlike most brain studies where scientists watch as people respond to cues or commands, Johns Hopkins researchers found a way to observe people’s brain activity as they made choices entirely on their own. 

While active surveillance is often recommended for patients with nonaggressive prostate cancer to reduce unnecessary treatment, the challenge for clinicians is to monitor and distinguish early-stage tumors from advanced cancers. 

July 14, 2016 — Adding F-18-choline positron emission tomography (PET) to multi-parametric prostate magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) improves identification of significant prostate cancer over mpMRI alone for targeted transrectal prostate biopsies, according to a new study. MRI-guided biopsies already outperform standard, non-targeted biopsies.

July 13, 2016 — Siemens Healthineers announced that University of Utah Health Care in Salt Lake City is the first facility in the United States to install the company’s Multitom Rax Twin Robotic X-ray system. The Multitom Rax is a universal diagnostic imaging system that enables a wide range of examinations in multiple clinical areas in one room using a single X-ray system.