Cancer is most prevalent in senior age groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were nearly 265,000 new cancer cases in 2016 in the United States within the age group of 65 to 69. Globally, seniors make up 60% of new cancer diagnoses. Many of these new cancer patients have […]
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have developed a test that may be able to detect ovarian cancer up to two years earlier than current approaches. The researchers discovered that the presence of four proteins together, known as a biomarker panel, indicates the likelihood of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC), a type of ovarian cancer. Using these […]
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Findings from 10-country survey reveal lack of information and support ‘is an important gap’ for many cancer patients London, 24 July 2019 – People with cancer have trouble accessing appropriate psychological support, a new global report published today by the All.Can international cancer initiative reveals. Patient insights on cancer care: opportunities for improving efficiency reveals […]
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Revelations could personalise treatment, including picking out those likely to benefit from immunotherapy Scientists have used artificial intelligence to recognise patterns in breast cancer – and uncovered five new types of the disease, each matched to different personalised treatments. Their study applied AI and machine learning to gene sequences and molecular data from breast tumours, […]
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New imaging system made in Germany supports physicians reliably in the rapid detection of new, altered and malignant moles. Digitisation has become an indispensable part of medicine. Nowadays, in certain areas artificial intelligence (AI) can support doctors with the same precision as an expert in this medical field. Medical imaging systems scan the human body, […]
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Myeloma UK and the UK Myeloma Research Alliance have launched a new research programme to accelerate the development of early phase myeloma clinical trials. Myeloma UK is launching a new research programme to continue support for patient-centric myeloma clinical trials in the UK, the UK Myeloma Research Alliance-Myeloma UK-Concept and Access Research Programme (UKMRA-Myeloma UK-CARP). […]
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When it comes to the diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions, artificial intelligence is superior to humans. In a study conducted under the supervision of the MedUni Vienna human experts “competed” against computer algorithms. The algorithms achieved clearly better results, yet their current abilities cannot replace humans. The results were published in the journal “The Lancet […]
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Can artificial intelligence spot early warning signs of oral cancer? Kingston University experts to develop system for mobile phone app in new study. Kingston University experts are exploring how artificial intelligence could be trained to detect the early signs of oral cancer using a mobile phone app. Professors Sarah Barman and Paolo Remagnino have secured […]
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Colorectal experts will unite to drive global collaboration at 14th Annual ESCP conference in Vienna The 14th Annual ESCP conference, which unites global experts in coloproctology, will hear from several prolific key speakers over the course of three days, sharing research, innovation and best practice in Vienna this September. Last year’s conference in Nice was […]
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Fitness apps could be prescribed by clinicians to help patients recovering from cancer increase their physical activity levels, new research in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship reports. In the first ever study of its kind researchers from the University of Surrey and Universidad de Oviedo in Spain evaluated fitness apps and their suitability for helping […]
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