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Lung surgeon points to poor air quality as reason for growing lung cancer rates among young Delhi, India residents. (The Guardian, Nov. 10, 2017) Click to view

Only about 2.5% of people at high risk for lung cancer are undergoing low-dose CT scans. The article highlights the expertise required to effectively use LDCT, reinforcing the need for a simpler, first-tier lung cancer screening test. (Sept. 14, 2017) Click to view

Preora Pres. & CEO John Hart expresses support and gratitude for PROPEL’s contributions to Chicago’s growing medtech startup community. (June 27, 2017) Click to view

According to the American Cancer Society, there has been a sharp increase of colorectal cancer in adults as young as their 20s and 30s (New York Times, March 16, 2017). Click to view

Bloomberg News reports that Merck is setting the pace in immunotherapy to fight lung tumors. (Oct. 9, 2016). Click to view.

The Chicago Tribune (Aug. 22, 2016) covered the ongoing debate regarding the pros and cons of the PSA screening test.
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Chicago Tribune

Stanford University researchers observed that computers had an edge over pathologists classifying tumors (August 2016)
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Stanford University

According to USC research published in the medical journal Thorax, survival of patients in areas with high regional pollution was about three years shorter than for those in areas with lower levels of pollution. (Aug. 5, 2016) Click to view.

According to Grand View Research, lung cancer-specific biomarkers will fuel the grown of the diagnostic market (June 2016)
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Grand View Research