SABCS 2016: IBM Watson For Oncology shows high degree of concordance with physician recommendations
The artificial-intelligence platform Watson for Oncology (WFO) achieved a high degree of concordance with the…
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Supportive care for cancer patients remains inadequate
Pain relief and other forms of supportive care for cancer patients are insufficient, researchers report…
Personalised cancer vaccine associated with promising outcomes for AML patients
A personalised cancer vaccine markedly improved outcomes for patients suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML),…
App launched to help doctors assess risk of lung cancer in people with lung nodules
A new smartphone app* has been launched to help guide doctors on the next steps…
SABCS 2016: More complications for breast cancer patients who get radiation, implants
Many breast cancer patients who have a mastectomy will consider breast reconstruction. But for a…
SABCS 2016: Menopausal symptoms may be mistaken for tamoxifen side effects
Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer were less likely to continue taking the drug…
SABCS 2016: Scalp-cooling system reduced hair loss in many breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
A system designed to prevent hair loss in chemotherapy patients by cooling the scalp was…
NSW adults risk dying of embarrassment
Over a third of adults in NSW think bowel cancer is ‘dirty and embarrassing’, potentially…
Prostate cancer patients more likely to die of other diseases, say 15-year PLCO results
Starting in 1993 and ending in 2001, ten academic medical centers in the United States…
Diet, the gut microbiome and colorectal cancer: are they linked?
Recent evidence from animal models suggests a role for specific types of intestinal bacteria in…