It is the first retrovirus of salmon to be identified. Although they do not know how the virus is transmitted, they know that the virus is species-specific. The researchers next step is to develop a rapid diagnostic test for SSSV, so that infected fish can be eliminated before the disease spreads. In the long term, the scientists see this fish disease as an excellent model to study the process of tumorogenesis and provide information relevant to the prevention of all cancers, including those in humans. Charles Harrington, University Photography Back to Top Weill Medical College Claudia J. Henschke , professor of radiology and chief of the Division of Chest Imaging, led a study that found that a painless, 20-second test could save more than 100,000 lives per year in the United States by detecting lung cancer at an early, curable stage.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States.
CT screening could transform the prognosis for lung cancer as mammography did for breast cancer and the PAP test did for cervical cancer. The technique lets parents know that their child will be normal before the mother is carrying the child, and the risk of passing on a trait, such as sickle cell anemia, can be eliminated. The disease affects one in 625 births in African Americans. There is no satisfactory treatment for it.