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Singapore is flexing muscles in cancer research seemingly all out of proportion to its size. The country has carved a niche for itself by focusing research on select cancers, as well as offering patients of advanced cancer the possibility of targeted therapies

A new clinical trial is now underway and outcomes are expected to have far-reaching implications for both doctors and their patients.

The trial is considered groundbreaking for several reasons, not least because it uses the patient’s own immune system to fight the cancer. Helmed by Dr Toh Han Chong, Head of Department of Medical Oncology at the National Cancer Centre in Singapore (NCCS), the study currently involves 38 patients. The NCCS is a multi-disciplinary centre that offers one-stop cancer diagnosis and treatment, and carries out cutting-edge cancer research.

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FiatLux Imaging, Inc., a company dedicated to the development of powerful and useful new software to make the practice of medicine more effective, less expensive and more timely, announced today that, due to user demand and rapidly expanding use, it is extending the free availability of its Visualize FREE application for reading and analyzing medical imaging studies. Visualize FREE was first launched in November, 2009 and can be downloaded free at www.fiatluximaging.com.

Millions of imaging studies are created each year, yet few medical images are ever viewed outside the imaging center or radiology office. With Visualize FREE, physicians and patients can easily access data from CT, MRI and other medical imaging procedures. FiatLux Imaging has released Visualize FREE to begin building a user community and gain valuable user input that will help in the final design and launch of its larger online development project.

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