Open AccessImaging as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in clinical oncology
Author(s) -
Eddie Yin-Kwee Ng,
Rajendra Acharya
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-4333
DOI - 10.5306/wjco.v2.i4.169
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , cancer , breast cancer , clinical oncology , medical physics , radiology , colorectal cancer , oncology , therapeutic approach , disease
According to the WHO report published in 2010, about 13% of all deaths are due to cancer. Of these, lung, liver, stomach, colon and breast cancer are the most prevalent. It was also reported that about 30% of the deaths due to cancer can be avoided, if diagnosed and treated early. Hence, there is an urgent need to diagnose these cancers efficiently. Various imaging and therapeutic methods have been proposed and used to accurately detect cancer. In this special two issues, there are eight papers covering different aspects of oncology using various imaging or therapeutic methods.