Salesforce today peeled back the curtains on ReceptorNet, a machine learning system researchers at the company developed in partnership with clinicians at the University of Southern California’s Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC. From a report: The system, which can determine a critical biomarker for oncologists when deciding on the appropriate treatment for breast cancer patients, achieved 92%…
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Google AI Beats Doctors at Breast Cancer Detection — Sometimes
Google’s health research unit said it has developed an artificial-intelligence system that can match or outperform radiologists at detecting breast cancer, according to new research. But doctors still beat the machines in some cases. From a report: The model, developed by an international team of researchers, caught cancers that were originally missed and reduced false-positive cancer flags for patients who didn’t…
AI system is better than human doctors at predicting breast cancer
An AI system trained to spot abnormalities in mammograms can predict who will or won’t develop breast cancer better than radiologists Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2228752-ai-system-is-better-than-human-doctors-at-predicting-breast-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Maryam Mirzakhani Won Math’s Most Prestigious Medal Before She Died. Now There’s a Prize in Her Honor.
A new prize for young female mathematicians honors Maryam Mirzhakhani, an Iranian mathematician who died of breast cancer at age 40. Source: https://www.livescience.com/maryam-mirzakhani-breakthrough-prize-created.html
Black Salve Is A Dangerous Fake Cancer Cure, But It Continues To Flourish In Facebook Groups
Even as Facebook has cracked down on anti-vaxxers and peddlers of snake oil cure-alls, a particularly grotesque form of fake cancer treatment has flourished in private groups on Facebook. From a report: Black salve, a caustic black paste that eats through flesh, is enthusiastically recommended in dedicated groups as a cure for skin and breast cancer — and for other types…
Genetic studies suggest alcohol isn’t linked to breast cancer afterall
Genetic studies rebut current warnings from health officials that alcohol causes breast tumours, and that even light drinking causes throat cancer Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2213737-genetic-studies-suggest-alcohol-isnt-linked-to-breast-cancer-afterall/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Genetic studies hint alcohol isn’t linked to breast cancer after all
Genetic studies rebut current warnings from health officials that alcohol causes breast tumours, and that even light drinking causes throat cancer Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2213737-genetic-studies-hint-alcohol-isnt-linked-to-breast-cancer-after-all/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Personalised breast cancer test could tell when to stop treatment
A blood test for a person’s specific breast cancer mutations – which is 100 times more sensitive than existing tests – seems to tell when treatment is working and when more is needed Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2212871-personalised-breast-cancer-test-could-tell-when-to-stop-treatment/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
How the quest for a scalable quantum computer is helping fight cancer
Today, someone with breast cancer may undergo several rounds of chemotherapy and spend months in limbo before medical scans can show if that particular cocktail of toxic drugs is shrinking the tumor. …
3-D mammograms are popular, but are they better than 2-D?
The use of digital breast tomosynthesis, a newer breast cancer screening technology with limited evidence, has risen in recent years. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/3d-mammograms-popular-breast-cancer-screening-evidence4…