Cancer diagnosis is the process of detecting the presence of cancer and characterising its type, grade, and stage to guide treatment and prognosis. It integrates clinical evaluation with imaging, laboratory testing, molecular analysis, and tissue examination, and increasingly with screening programmes designed to id…
Cancer diagnosis is the process of detecting the presence of cancer and characterising its type, grade, and stage to guide treatment and prognosis. It integrates clinical evaluation with imaging, laboratory testing, molecular analysis, and tissue examination, and increasingly with screening programmes designed to identify disease early. Research in this area examines diagnostic and prognostic markers, including histological grading and lymph-node assessment in triple-negative breast cancer and the targeting of mutational landscapes such as TP53 in oral cancer. Molecular and nucleic-acid-based methods feature prominently, including microfluidic assays employing microRNAs for the screening of colorectal cancer, while advanced imaging approaches explore novel radiation sources for metabolic and molecular imaging in cancer diagnosis. Population-level screening, illustrated by efforts to develop colorectal cancer screening programmes, complements individual diagnostic work-up. The diagnostic process also carries psychological and supportive dimensions, affecting patients' perception of time, mental health, and risk of depression, and shaping the care provided to survivors and those with co-occurring conditions. Research in this area develops and evaluates diagnostic and prognostic markers and imaging methods, examines screening strategies for earlier detection, and considers the clinical and psychosocial consequences of diagnosis, with the goal of improving accuracy, timeliness, and patient outcomes.
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