In cancer diagnostics skepticism and optimism exist side by side. This is evident from a growing dichotomy between the spurt of early research projects, fueled by new technologies and increased government spending, and the lack of investor interest. Despite a brutal financing market and past disappointments, a few start-ups determined to address the field's unmet needs are pursuing development of new markers and detection technologies and gaining momentum.
By Wendy Diller
In the February issue of The Lancet, well-respected US government researchers Lance Liotta, MD, PhD, and Emanuel Petricoin, PhD, published...
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