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The global market for Lung Cancer Diagnostics is projected to reach US$3.2 billion by 2025, driven by rising incidence and growing economic burden of lung cancer in terms of survival rates and medical expenditure. Rising environmental pollution is taking its toll on the health of the population. Among the many factors attributed to the epidemic spread of cancer is the rising air pollution as evidenced by unchecked presence of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) in outdoor and indoor air. Increase in the cacogenic load in the environment is catalyzing the prevalence of all types of cancers. Exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air as a result of deteriorating air quality in global cities is a key reason amplifying the incidence and prevalence of lung cancer. Thousands of cities today have air pollution significantly higher than the safe levels established by WHO, exposing billions of people around the world to dangerous air. Over 8.5 million deaths occur each year due to ex...

Promise of Cytogenetics in Tackling the Most Intractable Problems in Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy & Treatment to Drive the Global Molecular Cytogenetics Market

Epidemic spread of cancer, high patient unresponsiveness to conventional therapy standards, and the promise of cytogenetics in tackling the toughest challenges in battling cancer are poised to drive the global market for Molecular Cytogenetics to reach US$2.3 billion by 2022 .   Molecular Cytogenetics refers to extensive studies of chromosomal variation and abnormalities, and their relation to disease. Cytogenetics plays an important role in identification of genetic predisposition to disease and also a person’s reaction to a certain drug.  Simpler cytogenetic technologies, such as Capillary Electrophoresis (CE), first generation amplification, and PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) have given way to advancements such as Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) as well as array-based technologies, in particular array-based Comparative Genome Hybridization (aCGH). Advanced molecular cytogenetic technologies have assumed an extremely significant role in medical researc...