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05/04/2023

University of Maryland School of Medicine experts presented ChatGPT with a set of 25 questions relative to breast cancer screening recommendations. The questions asked anything from symptoms of breast cancer and who is most at risk, to costs associated with exams and how often women should undergo screening. Definitely not medical advice but an interesting platform for educating the public.

https://healthimaging.com/topics/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-offers-recommendations-breast-cancer-screening

A team of experts with the University of Maryland School of Medicine recently presented ChatGPT with a set of questions relative to breast cancer screening recommendations to determine whether the program could reliably offer appropriate guidance.

03/04/2023

Researchers from the University of British Columbia create an AI model that predicts cancer patient survival with greater accuracy compared to previous methods.

https://scitechdaily.com/new-ai-model-predicts-cancer-patient-survival-more-accurately-than-previous-methods/

Researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer have created an AI model that predicts cancer patient survival with greater accuracy and using more readily accessible data compared to previous methods. The AI model utilizes natural language processing (NLP), a field of AI that c

02/04/2023

According to a surprise discovery from a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists, white blood cells called neutrophils have an unappreciated role in eradicating solid tumors.

https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2023/03/surprise-finding-shows-that-neutrophils-can-be-key-antitumor-weapons

White blood cells called neutrophils have an unappreciated role in eradicating solid tumors.

31/03/2023

Validation of a therapy that overcomes chemotherapy resistance in colon and re**al cancer. A recently published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, that proposes a therapeutic approach for preventing the development of resistance to chemotherapy with oxaliplatin, one of the standard treatments for colon and re**al cancer.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-validation-therapy-chemotherapy-resistance-colon.html

A multidisciplinary team made up of doctors and scientists from the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) has led a study, recently published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, that proposes a therapeutic...

28/03/2023

New information from The American Journal of Human Genetics, could allow for more frequent and targeted screening to catch breast cancer earlier, as well as opening up more therapies or treatments that focus on genes.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/for-the-first-time-in-years-researchers-have-identified-a-new-susceptibility-gene-for-breast-cancer-study-1.6332519

A new gene connected to hereditary breast cancer susceptibility has been identified in what researchers are calling a landmark study.

22/03/2023

Texas Lawmakers Vote To Allow Medical Ma*****na As Opioid Alternative While Replacing THC Limit

https://www.ma*****namoment.net/texas-lawmakers-vote-to-allow-medical-ma*****na-as-opioid-alternative-while-increasing-thc-limit/

21/03/2023

Current or recent use of combined oral contraceptives has been associated with a small increase in breast cancer risk.

LINK TO JOURNAL ARTICLE https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?
id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004188

https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/03/21/contraception-and-cancer/

You may have heard about a new study into contraception and cancer. New information about cancer risks can be hard to apply to everyday life, so let’s take a look at the research and break it down.

18/03/2023

Northwestern Medicine announced, a new double lung transplant technique was successful for two patients with lung cancer.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/double-lung-transplants-successfully-treat-late-stage-lung/story?id=97919329

A new double lung transplant technique was successful for two patients with lung cancer, Northwestern Medicine announced.

08/03/2023

According to a Research Report by Market Research Future, the medical ma*****na market is predicted a CAGR of 31.97% during 2022-2030.

https://lnkd.in/eHMUctbs

05/03/2023

According to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, some chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells shield surrounding cancer cells by sending signals that generate resistance.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230303/Quiescent-ovarian-cancer-cells-secrete-a-protein-to-induce-chemotherapy-resistance-in-neighboring-cells.aspx

Certain chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells protect neighboring cancer cells by sending signals that induce resistance, according to a new study from University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers that may help explain why ovarian cancer patients respond poorly to chemotherapy or relapse afte...