Prevenção de problemas nas cordas vocais?

http://www.bragatv.pt/hospital-de-braga-assinala-dia-mundial-da-voz-com-acao-de-detecao-precoce-2/

Citando, problemas:
"alterações na voz ou tosse persistente, ou ainda, rouquidão, dificuldade em colocar a voz ou alterações no timbre; sintomas de alteração da sua qualidade vocal, como rouquidão, irritação, dor ou ardor na garganta ou afonia, entre outros; exame: laringoscopia, exame que avalia de forma precisa a laringe, cordas vocais e seu funcionamento."

Teste reduz em um terço probabilidade de ter cancro do intestino (NHS)

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/22/new-screening-test-cuts-bowel-cancer-risk-study

Citando:
"A one-off screening test being introduced across the NHS cuts the risk of developing bowel cancer by a third, a long-term study has found.

The test, which is being rolled out across England, will invite men and women to have bowel scope screening around the time of their 55th birthday.

This is in addition to the current test from the age of 60, the faecal occult blood test (FOB), which is posted to people’s homes.

FOB detects blood hidden in small samples of faeces, with further tests recommended if blood is detected."

O teste ao cancro por análise ao hálito (revisitado pelo NHS)

A análise do NHS (que é o SNS do Reino Unido) às notícias que circularam recentemente (o estudo é muito preliminar, não estava disponível para análise e ainda é muito cedo para se saber se poderá ser utilizado para construir o tal "breathaliser"):
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2017/01January/Pages/breath-test-shows-potential-for-detecting-cancer.aspx




Citando:
"The study is currently only available as a published protocol and poster presentation with accompanying press release. A full study publication is not available so we can't fully critique the methods and analysis.
Worldwide, OGC cancers account for around 1.4 million diagnoses a year but diagnosis tends to be late and therefore survival rates are low.
At the moment these cancers can only be diagnosed using endoscopy, which involves a camera attached to a flexible tube being passed down the throat. The procedure can be uncomfortable and is costly to the NHS.
A breath test that is able to identify the "chemical signature" of a cancer could be an ideal way to indicate a cancer diagnosis and help decide whether further invasive investigations are needed. It would hopefully enable more patients to be diagnosed at an earlier stage of the disease."

Alternativa de biópsia à próstata com maior taxa de detecção

Evolução interessante uma vez que a biópsia tinha efeitos secundarios possíveis como disfunção eréctil e uma taxa de detecção correcta (de tumores agressivos que requerem atenção imediata) muito baixa:
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-38665618
Citando:
"The biggest leap in diagnosing prostate cancer "in decades" has been made using new scanning equipment, say doctors and campaigners.
Using advanced MRI nearly doubles the number of aggressive tumours that are caught.
And the trial on 576 men, published in the Lancet, showed more than a quarter could be spared invasive biopsies, which can lead to severe side-effects.
The NHS is already reviewing whether the scans can be introduced widely.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in British men (...)"
"If men have high prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood, they go for a biopsy.
Twelve needles then take random samples from the whole of the prostate.
It can miss a cancer that is there, fail to spot whether it is aggressive, and cause side-effects including bleeding, serious infections and erectile dysfunction.
"Taking a random biopsy from the breast would not be accepted, but we accept that in prostate," said Dr Hashim Ahmed, a consultant and one of the researchers.
Around 100,000 to 120,000 men go through this every year in the UK."
(...)
"93% of aggressive cancers were detected by using the MRI scan to guide the biopsy compared with just 48% when the biopsy was done at random."