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Women who breastfeed face lower risk of heart disease or stroke
A meta-analysis finds that women who breastfeed are less likely to develop heart conditions or diseases, or die from cardiovascular disease than women who do not breastfeed.
Women’s health strategy established for doctors to tackle gender inequality
Doctors now must take mandatory training on female-specific health, as a new women’s health strategy pushes for more equal research and medical conduct between genders
Women and girls across England will receive more sex-specific healthcare following the release of the Women’s Health Strategy for England.
This change for improved medical services...
Using AI to deliver high quality, personalised breast cancer screeningÂ
Ralph Highnam, PhD, Chief Science & Innovation Officer at Volpara Health, looks at the future of breast cancer screening and the use of AI.
Diagnostic hubs: A short-term fix for a long-term problem?
Collette Johnson, Head of Marketing at Sanome, turns the spotlight onto diagnostic hubs. Are they a short-term fix for a long-term problem, she asks.
Optimising AI tools for mammography clinical practice
Lester Litchfield, Data & Science Manager, Volpara Health, explores how to build confidence in the use of AI for mammography clinical practice
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is well suited to manage repetitive processes and to identify patterns in large amounts of data. By applying AI to image interpretation tasks such as...
Lower cancer risk in diets with lower meat intake
Researchers analysing dietary habits find that those who consume meat five times or less weekly have a lower cancer risk.
Scientists use tumour-fighting cells to treat breast cancer
An ongoing clinical trial led by the NCI Centre for Cancer Research reveals an experimental form of immunotherapy for metastatic breast cancer.
Oestrogen signalling, environmental chemicals & links with breast cancer
Members of the Breast Cancer & Environment Research Program walk us through what we need to know about oestrogen signalling, including environmental chemicals & links with breast cancer.
AI for breast imaging
Lester Litchfield, Data & Science Manager at Volpara Health analyses how to build trust in the use of AI to improve and enhance breast imaging.
Finalising a home test kit for breast cancer patients
A home test kit enabling patients with Breast cancer to test their blood nears its final development stages, with support from the NHS and inventors Entia and Pfizer.
Black women face racial disparities in breast cancer screening
Black women face higher mortality rates and recurrence of breast cancer, according to researchers from University of Illinois Chicago.
Volpara Health Limited – Saving more families from breast cancer
Volpara Health Limited provides clinically validated, AI-powered software for personalised screening and early detection of breast cancer.
The future of vascular imaging technology
Researchers from Kyoto University Hospital and Preemptive Medicine and Lifestyle Related Disease Research Center, describe the future of vascular imaging technology, including how photoacoustic imaging targets tumour vessels in breast cancer.
Scientists link moderate alcohol use to higher cancer risk
A World Health Organisation (WHO) study finds a link between moderate alcohol use and higher cancer risks - including in people who had up to two drinks a day.
Ordinary drug could prevent heart damage from breast cancer chemotherapy
Damaged heart muscle is a tragic possibility for patients of breast cancer chemotherapy - but thanks to Dr Husam Abdel-Qadir, there may now be a way to stop it.
New drug offers promising treatment for pancreatic cancer patients
Scientists have invented a new drug which could improve life expectancy and quality for patients with hard-to-treat cancers, such as pancreatic cancer.
Honeybee venom found to kill agressive breast cancer cells
Researchers from the University of Western Australia have found that the venom of honeybees can destroy aggressive breast cancer cells in a lab setting.
Researchers create world’s most detailed map of breast cancer risk
An international team identified over 350 DNA 'errors' that increase risk of developing the disease, creating a map of breast cancer risk.
Is birth necessary? And if so, why?
Dr. Sue Carter, Distinguished University Scientist and former Director of the Kinsey Institute, asks if birth is necessary, and if so, why?
Giving oncology its power back: A clinical technology revolution is conquering the US from...
However, the majority of clinical standards for diagnosis and treatment in modern oncology are traditionally birthed solely from biological investigations.