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MRI-Invisible Prostate Lesions: Are They Dangerous?

MRI-Invisible Prostate Lesions: Are They Dangerous?

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MRI-invisible prostate sores. It seems like the things of sci-fi and dream, a development from the minds of H.G. Wells, who composed The Invisible Manor J.K. Rowling, who authored the Harry Potter series.MRI-invisible prostate sores are genuine. And what these sores may, or might not, suggest is the topic of extreme dispute.MRI plays a significantly essential function in identifying and identifying prostate cancer, staging prostate cancer in addition to keeping track of illness development. On event, a confusing phenomenon occurs. Specific prostate sores that appear when pathologists analyze biopsied tissue samples under a microscopic lense are not noticeable on MRI. The prostate tissue will, rather, appear regular to a radiologist's eye.Why are specific sores undetectable with MRI? And is...
CAR-T Warning for Secondary Malignancies: Warranted or Not?

CAR-T Warning for Secondary Malignancies: Warranted or Not?

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Oncology/Hematology > Leukemia — FDA boxed warning led to multiple studies on the issue in 2024 by Mike Bassett, Staff Writer, MedPage Today January 5, 2025 Early in 2024, we reported on the FDA's call for new boxed warnings on the labeling of all approved chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for the potential risk for secondary T-cell malignancies. In this report, we follow up on what has happened since. In January 2024, the FDA mandated new boxed warnings on approved B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)- or CD19-di...
AI Model Has Promise for Predicting Checkpoint Inhibitor Activity in NSCLC

AI Model Has Promise for Predicting Checkpoint Inhibitor Activity in NSCLC

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Oncology/Hematology > > Lung Cancer-- Score based upon pathology images an independent predictor of PFS, OS by Charles Bankhead, Senior Editor, MedPage Today December 27, 2024 Expert system (AI)-assisted analysis of pathology slides revealed prospective as a predictive biomarker for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) action to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a multicenter research study revealed. The deep-learning design (called Deep-IO) accomplished a location under the receiver operating particular curve (AUC) of 0.75 for unbiased reaction in a U.S.-based developmental associate and 0.66 in a Europe-...
Coffee, Tea Tied to Lower Risk of Head and Neck Cancer

Coffee, Tea Tied to Lower Risk of Head and Neck Cancer

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Oncology/Hematology > > Other Cancers-- Meta-analysis reveals inverted dose-response relationship for both drinks by Charles Bankhead, Senior Editor, MedPage Today December 23, 2024 In the current analytical salvo of a continuous argument, individuals who took in more than 4 cups of caffeinated coffee daily had a lower danger of head and neck cancer (HNC), according to a meta-analysis of 14 released research studies. The relative danger of any HNC decreased by 17%, consisting of statistically considerable decreases in the danger of mouth (30%) and oropharyngeal cancers (22%). Individuals who reported drinki...