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U.S launches research network to evaluate emerging cancer screening technologies

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Lucy Kanja, a nurse at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, demonstrates how to use a mobile device that enhances visual screening for cervical cancer. [David Njaaga, Standard]

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening, the agency said on Wednesday.

The Cancer Screening Research Network will investigate on how to identify cancers earlier, when they may be easier to treat. Eight groups have received funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of NIH, to carry out the initial activities of the network.

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