About 1 in 8 cancer cases are caused by infections with viruses, bacteria or parasites, a new study finds, suggesting that one of the most effective ways to reduce cancer rates might be to prevent common infections. In a new … Read more
Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in the US for people under 50, according to a new analysis from the American Cancer Society, prompting both experts and those in that age group with the disease to … Read more
Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology with an emphasis in biotechnology from the University of California, Davis, and later graduated from the … Read more
3 days ago ShareSave Leyla Hayes BBC News ShareSave BBC An NHS hospital in west London is pioneering the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help check for skin cancer. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital said its AI technology has been … Read more
How Machine-Readable Clinical Guidelines Can Help Standardize Cancer Care Standardization in Cancer Care Two people with identical cancers – same type, same stage, same tumor size, same location – walk into different hospitals. This cancer has been studied extensively through … Read more
Aging brings two opposing trends in cancer risk: first, the risk climbs in our 60s and 70s, as decades of genetic mutations build up in our bodies. But then, past the age of around 80, the risk drops again – … Read more
Introduction Globally, cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, resulting in a large disease burden.1 According to Global Cancer Statistics 2020, breast cancer with the largest number of 2.3 million new cases accounted for 11.7% of all cancers, followed … Read more
AI has made remarkable strides in the medical field, with capabilities including the detection of Parkinson’s disease via retinal images, identification of promising drug candidates, and prediction of hospital readmissions. While these advance are exciting, I’m wary of the practical … Read more
Jan. 24, 2024 9:00 pm ET Listen (2 min) When is cancer not cancer? It’s an unexpected question that has stirred the world of cancer treatment in recent years, most notably now with prostate cancer. A growing number of doctors … Read more
By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Some children with cancer are receiving a new type of drug treatment far less toxic than chemotherapy. Arthur, 11, is one of the first to try it, at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital, for … Read more