Bengaluru: HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd launched the HCG Care app for the oncology care space. The app is designed to make expert, individualised cancer care easily, continuously and proactively accessible to cancer patients from wherever they are located (or even on the move). The app offers comprehensive digitalised services in cancer care on one integrated … Read more
File image for representation. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A situational analysis of childhood cancer care in India has found that services are concentrated at the tertiary level, and there are gaps in the availability of specialised paediatric oncology care in all tertiary hospitals. Additionally, the availability of childhood cancer care services is higher in private … Read more
Hyderabad: American Oncology Institute (AOI) Hyderabad announced the launch of Ethos Radiotherapy, an AI-driven holistic solution integrated with Varian’s most advanced surface guidance system, IDENTIFY technology. The occasion was graced by T Harish Rao, Minister for Finance, Health, Medical & Family Welfare, Government of Telangana. Present at the occasion were Harish Trivedi, CEO, CTSI – … Read more
Washington: According to a new study, A new artificial intelligence model can bring much-needed clarity to doctors delivering prognoses and deciding on treatments for patients with colorectal cancer, the second deadliest cancer worldwide. The study was published in the journal, ‘Nature Communications’. The new tool accurately predicts how aggressive a colorectal tumor is, how likely … Read more
Sydney: Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney have created a novel tool that enables doctors to skip invasive biopsy operations and to track the effectiveness of treatment by detecting and analysing cancer cells from blood samples. More than 1,50,000 Australians are diagnosed with cancer each year, making it one of the top causes of … Read more
Waterloo: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been developed by engineers at the University of Waterloo to determine whether chemotherapy before surgery would be beneficial for people with breast cancer. The open-source Cancer-Net initiative’s new AI system could help unsuitable candidates avoid the harmful side effects of chemotherapy and improve surgical outcomes for those who are … Read more
London: Researchers have leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify genes critical to a cancer cell’s survival, and could help deliver personalised cancer patient treatments, according to a new study. They analysed different types of cancer cells to understand different gene dependencies for identifying the genes, the study said. Researchers at the University of Sussex, … Read more
Waterloo [Canada]: Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a computational model that can better predict the formation of deadly brain tumours. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a type of brain cancer with a one-year survival rate. Because of its extraordinarily dense core, fast growth, and location in the brain, it is tough to cure. … Read more
Waterloo: Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a computational model to better accurately anticipate the emergence of lethal brain tumours. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a type of brain cancer with a one-year survival rate. Because of its extraordinarily dense core, fast growth, and location in the brain, it is tough to cure. Estimating … Read more
Washington: Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in the United States and around the world. Low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) is suggested for monitoring persons aged 50 to 80 with a significant history of smoking or who actively smoke. Lung cancer screening with LDCT has been demonstrated to lower lung cancer death … Read more