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Watch Dr. Pimple Popper cut pebble-sized nodules off a man's nose and pop his inflamed eyebrow cyst

In the newest episode of her TLC show, Dr. Pimple Popper helped Juan, a 25-year-old with a genetic condition that caused growths around his eyes and nose. Juan said the growths ruined his confidence ...
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Nasal Swab Test Helps Identify Malignant Lung Nodules

A simple nasal swab may help in the diagnosis of lung cancer in smokers who have undergone CT screening and had lung nodules detected on the scan. Only about 5% of the nearly 1.6 million lung nodules ...
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Clinical Validation Data Published in CHEST Demonstrate that Veracyte’s Percepta Nasal Swab Test Improves Lung Cancer Risk Assessment for Patients with Lung Nodules

Non-invasive genomic test is designed to help physicians guide next steps for current and former smokers with lung nodules Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Lung nodules are ...
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Veracyte Announces New Expanded Data at CHEST Underscoring Percepta Nasal Swab Test’s Ability to Improve Early Lung Cancer Assessment

The Percepta Nasal Swab test’s robust performance in classifying lung cancer risk was previously demonstrated in a blinded, independent validation set of 249 patients from multiple cohorts comprising ...
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How a Nasal Swab Test Can Detect the Risk of Lung Cancer

There are roughly 225,000 new cases of lung cancer every year in the United States. Early diagnosis and treatment play a large role in improving outcomes. A recently developed nasal swab test could ...
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Veracyte Announces New Data Reinforcing Foundational Technology of Nasal Swab Test for Early Lung Cancer Detection Presented at CHEST Annual Meeting 2020

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Veracyte, Inc., (Nasdaq: VCYT) today announced that new data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2020 show that a genomic smoking index developed for ...
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Veracyte Completes NIGHTINGALE Clinical Utility Trial Enrollment for Percepta Nasal Swab Lung Cancer Test

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT) (Nasdaq: VCYT), a leading cancer diagnostics company, today announced it has met its targeted enrollment for the NIGHTINGALE trial, ...
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What to Know About the Sizes of Lung Nodules

Lung nodules are small growths in your lungs, less than 30 millimeters in diameter. Many nodules aren’t cancerous, but the risk becomes higher with increased size. A lung nodule is an irregular growth ...