Precise, tailored cancer diagnosis and treatment, known as precision oncology, is gaining steam. But most methods able to look deeply at the molecular characteristics of a patient’s tumor rely on ...

For decades, formalin-fixing paraffin-embedding has been the preferred method for preserving biological samples for diagnostic research. Formalin is relatively inexpensive and can be used to preserve ...

Enhancing network integration and quality through implementation of a general medical oncology tumor board and disease management group.

The two main fixation formats used by researchers are formalin fixation followed by paraffin embedding (FFPE) or snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen (referred to as Fresh Frozen or FF). There is less of a ...