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Scientists record a decline in cancer related deaths among rising cancer cases

New research looks at cancer cases in the UK, revealing complex factors driving progress and challenges.
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Breast cancer drug made accessible to 289,000 women in England

Anastrozole is to be made accessible to postmenopausal women who have a family history of breast cancer to help prevent the disease 
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How to recognise less common breast cancer symptoms

October is dedicated to raising awareness for breast cancer. A recent study highlights the need for more education into the less common symptoms of breast cancer.
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Cutting-edge robot holds promise for early breast cancer diagnosis

A ground breaking breast lump detection merging CBE with AI and sensors, has the potential to enhancing diagnostic methods like ultrasound.

Breast cancer survival rate sees a 66% improvement over 20 years

Women with early stage breast cancer today are 66% less likely to die within five years of diagnosis than they were in the 1990s, research on the breast cancer survival rate finds.

Following cancer prevention recommendations reduces risk of the disease

Following global cancer prevention recommendations reduces the risk of developing the disease according to latest study.
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Can AI be used to predict and prevent breast cancer?

Lester Litchfield, Head of Data Science at Volpara Health, discusses the future of artificial intelligence in breast health.
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Machine learning and prognostics in cancer programmes

Tim Simpson, General Manager of Hologic UK & Ireland, discusses how AI, machine learning and prognostics could revolutionise cancer detection and treatment in breast and cervical cancer programmes.
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Addressing the chasm in UK cancer care

Stefan Doroszkowski, Managing Director at Amethyst Radiotherapy Group UK, shares his stance on responding to the cancer care crisis, addressing the chasm in UK cancer care.
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Exploring the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)

Gail Dianne Lewis, the Senior Principal Scientist at Discovery Oncology Genentech, Inc. analyses the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.

AI for mammography performance and quality enhancement

Lisa Johnston, PhD, Product Expert at Volpara Health, explains the use of AI for mammography performance and quality enhancement.
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Precision radiotherapy: Our most effective cancer treatment

David Bloomfield, Consultant in Clinical Oncology Sussex Cancer Centre, argues that precision radiotherapy is our most effective cancer treatment and should be available to everyone with cancer, but workforce planning is failing our patients.
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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.
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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...
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Using AI to deliver high quality, personalised breast cancer screening 

Ralph Highnam, PhD, Chief Science & Innovation Officer at Volpara Health, looks at the future of breast cancer screening and the use of AI.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.

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