Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment

Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment

Peter Johnson, National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England, says: “The NHS has shown it can lead the way on innovation in cancer diagnosis and treatment, and this pilot is another example of our commitment to getting patients cutting-edge treatments and therapies to improve outcomes, giving people facing lung cancer more precious time with … Read more

Lung cancer: Woman once paid in cigarettes welcomes screening

Lung cancer: Woman once paid in cigarettes welcomes screening

Dr Bikram Choudhary, one of the GPs involved in identifying patients eligible for the pilot, said: “We’ve traditionally had a high number of smokers, there’s also been industrial exposure with coal mining and other dust generating industries where people have inhaled particulates and that can lead to lung disease. In this area in particular we … Read more

K’taka govt joins hands with AstraZeneca to deploy AI-based lung cancer screening technology – ET HealthWorld

K’taka govt joins hands with AstraZeneca to deploy AI-based lung cancer screening technology – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd., to deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) based lung cancer screening technology that will screen a patient for 29 lung diseases in one chest X-ray. This AI-powered chest X-ray system developed by healthtech startup ‘Qure.ai’ will help the government detect … Read more

1st fully AI designed drug for lung disease enters human clinical trials – ET HealthWorld

1st fully AI designed drug for lung disease enters human clinical trials – ET HealthWorld

Hong Kong, In a first, a drug discovered and designed using artificial intelligence (AI) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs, has entered human clinical trials. Hong Kong-based biotechnology company Insilico Medicine, in a statement, announced that the Phase II trial on oral dosage of … Read more

AI with high accuracy increases lung cancer detection: Study – ET HealthWorld

AI with high accuracy increases lung cancer detection: Study – ET HealthWorld

Illinois : According to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), assistance from an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with high diagnostic accuracy improved radiologist performance in detecting lung cancers on chest X-rays and increased human acceptance of AI suggestions. While AI-based image diagnosis has advanced rapidly in … Read more

Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests – ET HealthWorld

Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests – ET HealthWorld

New York: Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday suggests. As many as 40 per cent more Black male patients in the study might have been diagnosed with breathing problems if current diagnosis-assisting computer software … Read more