Cancer is becoming a global pandemic, and its occurrence is increasing rapidly, putting a strain on people's families, health systems, and finances, in addition to their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Many cancer types lack screening programs, and many people at high risk of developing cancer do not follow recommended medical screening regimens because of the nature of currently available screening tests and other compliance issues, despite cancer being the second leading cause of death worldwide. Furthermore, a lot of liquid biopsy methods for early cancer screening are not sensitive enough to catch cancer early.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: - Types 16 and 18 are the most widely studied high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV). However, other high-risk HPV types (HPV non-16/18) also play a significant role in cervical neoplasia. Currently, screening and management algorithms separate out HPV 16/18 from all other HPV non-16/18 types.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sarcoidosis is a chronic, multisystem disease characterised by non-necrotising granulomatous inflammation of unknown aetiology. Most commonly, the lungs, lymph nodes, skin and eyes are affected in sarcoidosis; however, nervous system involvement occurs in approximately 5%-15% of cases. Any part of the nervous system can be affected by sarcoidosis.
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