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AI improving digestive cancer diagnosis, but data-sharing obstacles remain

AI improving digestive cancer diagnosis, but data-sharing obstacles remain

by Health Data ScienceThe AI analysis workflow in digestive system neoplasms. SVM, support vector machine; LASSO, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator; LN, lymph node; ROC, receiver ope

AI improving digestive cancer diagnosis, but data-sharing obstacles remain

by Health Data ScienceThe AI analysis workflow in digestive system neoplasms. SVM, support vector machine; LASSO, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator; LN, lymph node; ROC, receiver ope
New study reveals anti-cancer properties in Kencur ginger

New study reveals anti-cancer properties in Kencur ginger

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityJamu – an Indonesian drink prepared from Kencur ginger. Credit: Akiko Kojima, Osaka Metropolitan UniversityYou may know it as an aromatic spice to add flavor to yo

New study reveals anti-cancer properties in Kencur ginger

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityJamu – an Indonesian drink prepared from Kencur ginger. Credit: Akiko Kojima, Osaka Metropolitan UniversityYou may know it as an aromatic spice to add flavor to yo
Decrease in breast cancer mortality rate continues. Wide gap for Black women remains stagnant

Decrease in breast cancer mortality rate continues. Wide gap for Black women remains stagnant

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile breast cancer death rates dropped by 43% from 1989 to 2020, Black women continue to be 40% more likely to die from the disease de

Decrease in breast cancer mortality rate continues. Wide gap for Black women remains stagnant

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile breast cancer death rates dropped by 43% from 1989 to 2020, Black women continue to be 40% more likely to die from the disease de
Gray hair and wrinkles at an early age lead researchers to potential new treatment for rare cancer

Gray hair and wrinkles at an early age lead researchers to potential new treatment for rare cancer

by University of CopenhagenSchematic representation of the PandaOmics application for a rapid biomarker discovery and target characterization in cancer. Gene expression signatures have been exami

Gray hair and wrinkles at an early age lead researchers to potential new treatment for rare cancer

by University of CopenhagenSchematic representation of the PandaOmics application for a rapid biomarker discovery and target characterization in cancer. Gene expression signatures have been exami
Does being a caregiver affect older women's longevity?

Does being a caregiver affect older women's longevity?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis published in theJournal of the American Geriatrics Societythat included older US women, caregiving was associated with a lower

Does being a caregiver affect older women's longevity?

by WileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn an analysis published in theJournal of the American Geriatrics Societythat included older US women, caregiving was associated with a lower
Are 3-D mammograms really better? US puts scans to the test

Are 3-D mammograms really better? US puts scans to the test

by Lauran NeergaardIn this Nov. 21, 2017 photo provided by the Montefiore Health System, Dr. Tova Koenigsberg at The Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York shows an example of a tradit

Are 3-D mammograms really better? US puts scans to the test

by Lauran NeergaardIn this Nov. 21, 2017 photo provided by the Montefiore Health System, Dr. Tova Koenigsberg at The Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York shows an example of a tradit
Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityNano-vaccine mechanism of action: following injection, the nano-vaccine internalizes into immune cells, leading to activation of T cells to recognize and attack melanoma. Cr

Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

by Tel Aviv UniversityNano-vaccine mechanism of action: following injection, the nano-vaccine internalizes into immune cells, leading to activation of T cells to recognize and attack melanoma. Cr
Expanding LDCT eligibility guidelines would increase number of women and Blacks who benefit from screening

Expanding LDCT eligibility guidelines would increase number of women and Blacks who benefit from screening

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: CC0 Public DomainExpanding the eligibility criteria for low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer can increase the number of women a

Expanding LDCT eligibility guidelines would increase number of women and Blacks who benefit from screening

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: CC0 Public DomainExpanding the eligibility criteria for low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer can increase the number of women a
More cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage if patients already have type 2 diabetes, study finds

More cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage if patients already have type 2 diabetes, study finds

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study of 11,945 people in six European countries has shown that people with type 2 diabetes who develop cancer a

More cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage if patients already have type 2 diabetes, study finds

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study of 11,945 people in six European countries has shown that people with type 2 diabetes who develop cancer a
An unexpected developmental hierarchy in an unusual disease

An unexpected developmental hierarchy in an unusual disease

by CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of SciencesLCH cells from a tumour biopsy, imaged with a confocal microscope. The green staining identifies the actively prolifer

An unexpected developmental hierarchy in an unusual disease

by CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of SciencesLCH cells from a tumour biopsy, imaged with a confocal microscope. The green staining identifies the actively prolifer
A simple antibacterial treatment can solve a severe skin problem caused by radiation therapy

A simple antibacterial treatment can solve a severe skin problem caused by radiation therapy

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineA new study inJAMA Oncologyfound that a simple antibacterial treatment prevents severe cases of radiation dermatitis (ARD): No patients in the tr

A simple antibacterial treatment can solve a severe skin problem caused by radiation therapy

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineA new study inJAMA Oncologyfound that a simple antibacterial treatment prevents severe cases of radiation dermatitis (ARD): No patients in the tr
Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

by Aminex Therapeutics, Inc.Photos of Professor Michelle Haber AM Executive Director of Children's Cancer Institute Australia Credit: Children’s Cancer Institute AustraliaThe MYCN oncogene has lon

Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma

by Aminex Therapeutics, Inc.Photos of Professor Michelle Haber AM Executive Director of Children's Cancer Institute Australia Credit: Children’s Cancer Institute AustraliaThe MYCN oncogene has lon