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PEAR-TREE: Understanding the usefulness of the PEAR-BIO platform in patients with kidney cancer
A robot processing samples – click for the full video Kidney cancer poses a significant healthcare burden in the UK, with 13,000 new patients diagnosed annually, a 52% survival rate, and nearly 5,000 patients dying each year. The US faces similar problems, with 81,000 new cases and nearly 14,000 deaths annually. The incidence of renal…
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World Cancer Day 2023: Understanding the patient perspective regarding the use of AI in prostate cancer
Figure of Paige Prostate outputs that are designed to help pathologists review prostate biopsy tissue. Left: digital image of a prostate core needle biopsy; Middle: Paige Prostate indicates a single focus of interest on the tissue that the algorithm has determined is most likely to harbor cancer; Right: Paige Prostate displays an overlay that outputs…
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London Global Cancer Week 2019 – New Solutions to evolving challenges
©London Global Cancer Week Increasing recognition for the importance of global cancer control in society is reflected by a growth in global meetings, initiatives and new policies. Dr. Susannah Stanway’s (Consultant Medical Oncology, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust) enthusiastic opening speech was an especially warm welcome to us all at the Royal Society of Medicine…
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Looking beyond physical health for World Cancer Day 2020
© Photographee.eu / stock.adobe.com February 4th, 2020 is the midpoint of the Union for International Cancer Control’s (UICC) three-year call-to-action of ‘I Am and I Will’. The theme of World Cancer Day 2020 asks for personal, collective and government pledges to raise awareness, reduce deaths, and improve quality of life for those affected by a…
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World Cancer Day: We Are And We Will
World Cancer Day 2019 / Custom Poster As Editors, we are committed to innovative research that positively transforms our communities. We unite with authors, editors, researchers, and readers around the world to make cancer a global health priority. One of the ways in which we do this is by continually participating in a broader initiative,…