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Chemotherapy is used to treat all lung cancer patients. Yet many would not need such invasive treatment if diagnosis of the risk of recurrence were more refined. A new technology could change all that. (Shutterstock)

Lung cancer: Predicting which patients are at high risk of recurrence to improve outcomes

Mark Sorin, McGill University and Logan Walsh, McGill University

Treatment for lung cancer patients is the same for everyone, regardless of the risk of recurrence. The use of a new technology could refine diagnosis.
Pathology analyzes bodily fluids and tissues using a variety of methods. Alvaro Lavin/Moment via Getty Images

How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment

Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University and Nicholas Moore, Rush University

Lab testing provides doctors with essential information to help them diagnose and treat disease. Here’s what happens behind the scenes after you roll up your sleeve for a blood draw.

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  1. Biomarkers
  2. Blood test
  3. Diagnostics
  4. Diagnostic tools
  5. Infectious diseases
  6. Laboratory
  7. Lab testing
  8. Medical test
  9. Pathology
  10. Surgery

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