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Ethical issues abound in adoption of AI in cancer care

Ethical issues abound in adoption of AI in cancer care

by Lori SolomonThere may be ethical barriers to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) into cancer care, according to a studypublishedonline March 28 inJAMA Network Open.Andrew

Ethical issues abound in adoption of AI in cancer care

by Lori SolomonThere may be ethical barriers to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) into cancer care, according to a studypublishedonline March 28 inJAMA Network Open.Andrew
Expert discusses the impact and potential of cancer prevention

Expert discusses the impact and potential of cancer prevention

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGreat progress has been made in reducing the cancer death toll through better prevention and screening, according to a new article by MIT Pro

Expert discusses the impact and potential of cancer prevention

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGreat progress has been made in reducing the cancer death toll through better prevention and screening, according to a new article by MIT Pro
Tracking quality of life during prostate cancer treatment

Tracking quality of life during prostate cancer treatment

by Anna Williams,Northwestern UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHPatients with advanced prostate cancer who received more intensive treatment experienced worse quality o

Tracking quality of life during prostate cancer treatment

by Anna Williams,Northwestern UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHPatients with advanced prostate cancer who received more intensive treatment experienced worse quality o
Ibrutinib and venetoclax combo effective as front-line therapy for select chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients

Ibrutinib and venetoclax combo effective as front-line therapy for select chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/Wikimedia/CC

Ibrutinib and venetoclax combo effective as front-line therapy for select chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterA Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Credit: VashiDonsk/Wikimedia/CC
Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu

Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

by Queen's UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA research team from Queen's University has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellu
One million children lose mother to cancer a year: research

One million children lose mother to cancer a year: research

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround one million children worldwide lose their mother to cancer every year, often leaving orphans caught up in a "vicious cycle of disadvantage", researche

One million children lose mother to cancer a year: research

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround one million children worldwide lose their mother to cancer every year, often leaving orphans caught up in a "vicious cycle of disadvantage", researche
New study illuminates why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

New study illuminates why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained gr

New study illuminates why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained gr
Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityConceptual model of a translational device to deliver cytostatic hypothermia for GBM. Representative diagram of a patient with GBM implanted with an envisioned cyto

Cooling glioblastoma to room temperature extends survival in preclinical study

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityConceptual model of a translational device to deliver cytostatic hypothermia for GBM. Representative diagram of a patient with GBM implanted with an envisioned cyto
Adding pembrolizumab to chemo improves survival in cervical cancer, finds study

Adding pembrolizumab to chemo improves survival in cervical cancer, finds study

by Elana GotkineFor women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer, adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, is associated with improved overall and progress

Adding pembrolizumab to chemo improves survival in cervical cancer, finds study

by Elana GotkineFor women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer, adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, is associated with improved overall and progress
Blocking glycogen, a key energy source, could slow or prevent ovarian cancer spread

Blocking glycogen, a key energy source, could slow or prevent ovarian cancer spread

by University of Chicago Medical CenterPathways of early (proliferation) and late (proliferation, invasion and widespread) metastasis. Credit: Study authors working withCell MetabolismIn ne

Blocking glycogen, a key energy source, could slow or prevent ovarian cancer spread

by University of Chicago Medical CenterPathways of early (proliferation) and late (proliferation, invasion and widespread) metastasis. Credit: Study authors working withCell MetabolismIn ne
New tool to predict people's risk of developing lung cancer within the next ten years

New tool to predict people's risk of developing lung cancer within the next ten years

by Jane Icke,University of NottinghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Nottingham have helped to develop a new tool called "CanPredict," which is able t

New tool to predict people's risk of developing lung cancer within the next ten years

by Jane Icke,University of NottinghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Nottingham have helped to develop a new tool called "CanPredict," which is able t
Ethnic diversity and disparities in access to genetic testing impact prostate cancer development and treatment

Ethnic diversity and disparities in access to genetic testing impact prostate cancer development and treatment

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 1.4 million men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020 globally, but the molecular characteristics of the

Ethnic diversity and disparities in access to genetic testing impact prostate cancer development and treatment

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 1.4 million men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020 globally, but the molecular characteristics of the