Rare diseases pose a significant challenge for health care professionals. These conditions — often complex and elusive — lead patients through a lengthy journey before a diagnosis is finally reached. The process is riddled with uncertainties, as symptoms usually mimic more common ailments.
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The patients who watched the personalized AI avatar videos showed better understanding of their treatment plan, a greater ability to engage with health care decisions, and reduced stress compared to those who watched the standard educational video.
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Once cancer has begun to spread within the body (metastasise) it generally becomes harder to treat and survival rates are lower. The new research focuses on patients with oligometastatic breast cancer, meaning a few small secondary tumors have broken away…