Large breast cancer screening trial will be pivotal step in vetting AI for mammograms
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AI-assisted mammograms are becoming more common in some breast imaging practices even as clinicians struggle to understand their impact on patients. Prospective trials conducted in Europe have suggested that AI tools can increase cancer detection rates.
Currently more than 50 per cent of women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer at an advanced stage when fewer treatment options are available. A specialist medical tampon could be used to help diagnose ovarian cancer earlier, researchers believe.
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A clinical trial into puberty blockers for children has been paused after the medicines regulator warned it should have a minimum age limit of 14 because of the “unquantified risk” of “long-term biological harms”.
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