Tag - breast cancer

Scientists Discover Breast Cancer Protein that Could Anticipate Chemotherapy Sensitivity

Three-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Credit: NCI Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of HealthScientists have determined a protein that, when present in significant quantities in breast cancer tumors, is a signal of whether DNA-damaging...

Scientist Advises Caution When Using AI in Mammography

AI making mistakesExamining breast-cancer tumors with artificial intelligence can enhance healthcare efficiency and results. However, specialists must proceed carefully, considering that identical technological jumps previously caused greater false-positive tests rates and over-treatment.That is according to a new article in JAMA Health Forum co-written by Joann G. Elmore, MD, MPH, a scientist at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Rosalinde...