Australia is the skin cancer capital of the world, but with a shortage of dermatologists, patients often wait too long to get ...

So, 13 years ago, when an unusual spot appeared on my wrist, I was quick to point it out to my dermatologist, who promptly ...

PET scans showing amyloid-beta (two images on the left) and tau (two images on the right). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

Positron emission tomography, or PET, scans have long been used to diagnose cancer and determine how far it has progressed.

The doctors didn't seem too alarmed, but I could tell that they were intrigued. They removed the mole and sent it off for a ...

But his cause of death — he succumbed to a rare form of skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma four years ... These workups ...

Hospitals and medical facilities negotiate prices of medical scans with health plans but rarely advertise their rates. If you're not careful, you could pay 300% to 500% more than what the imaging ...

About 90% of patients with advanced melanoma who had a complete response to first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors survived more than 3 years, with survival curves plateauing over time ...

On when should a patient get a PET scan for lung cancer evaluation, Dr Mutua says if a chest x-ray or chest CT scan reveals suspicious findings, a PET scan is the next appropriate step.

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...