Tool to spot breast cancer at home wins UK Dyson award
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Tool to spot breast cancer at home wins UK Dyson award

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62807367?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_medium=custom7&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_campaign=64&at_custom4=A055A988-2E47-11ED-AB7C-9B904744363C&at_custom2=twitter&at_custom3=%40bbchealth             By  Shiona McCallum Technology reporter BBC News                 A device to help detect breast cancer has won the prestigious UK James Dyson Award.           The Dotplot aims to help women self-check at…

Smear tests might help pick up ovary and breast cancers
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Smear tests might help pick up ovary and breast cancers

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-60205239         By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News     Cells collected during smear tests for cervical cancer might be useful for detecting early tumours elsewhere, such as in the breasts and ovaries, research suggests.         Scientists say they have found tell-tale…

NHS cancer patients ‘missing out on basics information’
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NHS cancer patients ‘missing out on basics information’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51439146 By BBC Health news Cancer patients in England are missing out on basic information about their diseases because of staff shortages in the NHS, a charity has warned. Macmillan Cancer Support said at least 120,000 patients a year felt topics including treatments and side effects were not fully explained….

AI ‘outperforms’ doctors diagnosing breast cancer
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AI ‘outperforms’ doctors diagnosing breast cancer

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50857759 By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent Artificial intelligence is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, a study in the journal Nature suggests. An international team, including researchers from Google Health and Imperial College London, designed and trained a computer model on X-ray images from nearly 29,000 women. The algorithm outperformed…

Drug that prevents half of breast cancers carries on working
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Drug that prevents half of breast cancers carries on working

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A drug that halves a woman’s risk of breast cancer continues to work long after they stop taking it, say researchers. Anastrozole blocks the production of the hormone oestrogen, which fuels the growth of many breast cancers. It is already available on the…