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FDA Approval of Israeli Cancer Detection Technique
Israel National News ^ | 09:56 Sep 26, '03 / 29 Elul 5763

Posted on 09/29/2003 5:40:40 PM PDT by yonif

Americans suffering from breast and prostate cancer should soon be benefitting from an Israeli detection technique that avoids the pain and risk associated with biopsies, reports the Weizmann Institute of Science, located in Rechovot. Thanks to the Israeli development, doctors will be able to distinguish between malignant tumors and benign lumps by scanning instead of cutting. The diagnostic imaging technique, called 3TP, has recently been approved for use by the US Food & Drug Administration and is slated for implementation as early as next year.

Prof. Hadassa Degani and her research group at the Institute developed the technique based on her research into the development of cancerous tumors. 3TP (Three Time Point) makes use of existing MRI scanners, and a safe contrast agent that is injected into the patient. The suspected tumor site is scanned by MRI repeatedly over a period of several minutes. The software developed for the method analyzes three of the MRI images, one before and two after the injection (hence the name 3TP), and then creates a colored likeness of the breast or prostate area based on the resulting data. A preponderance of red in the picture indicates malignancy, while mainly blue and green are signs of a benign growth.

This is so because blood flow in and out of the area of the tumor is usually accelerated, as tumor cells are distributed unevenly, with areas of densely packed cells that have tighter between-cell spaces than normal. The agent, which quickly passes through the blood, will enter and clear out of a cancerous tumor faster, and contrast agent escaping vessel walls (new blood vessels tend to leak) will be highlighted, along with the spaces between cells. By making calculations based on comparisons between the images, the software can assign a color to each tiny pixel making up the graphic image.

While others have come up with various methods of diagnosing cancer using MRI technology, Degani emphasizes that the 3TP technique is the only one that provides an accurate, standardized system that any clinician can easily use. The speed with which results can be obtained and the prevention of unnecessary biopsies will make it cost-effective as well. The procedure is likely to be used in the future to diagnose a variety of cancers and, while it is moving from the trial stages to clinical use on breast and prostate, research is starting on the lungs. In addition, more research will be done using 3TP scanning to track the response of tumors to anti-cancer therapies.

Governmental health clearance is now sought in Canada and Europe. 3TP LLC can be contacted at (1) 631-702-2400; JRM3TP@hamptons.com.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cancer; detection; fda; israel; technique

1 posted on 09/29/2003 5:40:40 PM PDT by yonif
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Americans suffering from breast and prostate cancer should soon be benefitting from an Israeli detection technique that avoids the pain and risk associated with biopsies, reports the Weizmann Institute of Science, located in Rechovot.
2 posted on 09/29/2003 5:40:56 PM PDT by yonif ("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
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Yoni, didn't Israeli microbiologists recently discover an anti-dote for the West Nile virus? Geeeeez, you would think the world would be a little more concerned about the health and welfare of the Jewish state.


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3 posted on 09/29/2003 7:37:46 PM PDT by Salem (FREE REPUBLIC - Fighting to win within the Arena of the War of Ideas! So get in the fight!)
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Yoni, didn't Israeli microbiologists recently discover an anti-dote for the West Nile virus?

Yup. Even with all the constant terror, Israel continues to make advances for humanity. Most of the governments who make up humanity hate Israel.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/982919/posts

4 posted on 09/29/2003 7:41:04 PM PDT by yonif ("If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither" - Psalms 137:5)
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DON'T TAKE THIS TEST...IT IS A ZIONIST PLOT TO EXTERMINATE ALL GENTILES, JUST LIKE THE AIDS VIRUS WHICH THEY HAVE PUT IN THE PALESTINIAN WATER SUPPLY!

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5 posted on 09/29/2003 8:22:19 PM PDT by montag813 (Fire Tenet...Jail Joseph Wilson...Rally 'Round Our President, Dammit!!!)
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To: yonif
This sounds like a fabulous invention - a boon to those who need it.
6 posted on 09/29/2003 8:27:49 PM PDT by austingirl
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So what have the Palis contributed to the furtherance of humanity lately?

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7 posted on 09/29/2003 8:47:13 PM PDT by upchuck (Wanna make the Taglinus FreeRepublicus list? Simple-just jiggle jigsaw with yer credit card number :)
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To: yonif
Go, Israel, Go!
8 posted on 09/29/2003 9:55:26 PM PDT by TheCookMan (Communism thrives when good people do nothing.)
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My aunt, God bless her, in Colorado yesterday had the surgery this would have prevented.
9 posted on 09/30/2003 12:30:23 AM PDT by Taiwan Bocks
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