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Tucatinib With Trastuzumab Shows Positive Effects in Patients With Bile Duct Cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
This study suggests that using 2 drugs that both target HER2 could prove beneficial for a wider group of breast cancer patients and for some patients with bile duct cancer. However, this is an early trial, and we need to see further research to confirm these results.
AI Could Reduce the Need for Life-changing Cancer Surgery
Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
“Our goal is to develop a non-invasive tool using biological data combined with imaging data and deep learning technology. This could lead to a new way to assess rectal tumours to personalise and improve treatment,”
Cancer researchers and astronomers join forces in fight against disease
Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A unique collaboration of astronomers and cancer researchers to establish the Spatial Profiling and Annotation Centre of Excellence (SPACE) to open up access to their groundbreaking cancer mapping technology and establish collaborations with other scientists to enable them to investigate tumours in 3D.
Machine Learning Provides Comprehensive Head and Neck Tumor Diagnosis
Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
Researchers developed a novel imaging technique that links cancer cell behavior and tissue structure.
Bacon, sandwich ham and salami: How does processed and red meat cause cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
The evidence linking processed and red meat to cancer has been stacking up for over a decade. In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a group of experts that review and report on research evidence, classified processed meat as a ‘definite’ cause of cancer, or Group 1 carcinogen.