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the problem with using ai to detect skin cancer
artificial intelligence is trained to detect skin cancer using photos — but they're mostly photos of white people.
maija kappler
skin cancer
nov 12 2021
artificial intelligence has a lot of potential to detect skin cancer — but there are also some significant drawbacks. (getty)

asking for a friend: is smoking half a cigarette healthier than smoking whole one?
with more than 7,000 toxic chemicals like tar, benzene and acetone, it's better not to smoke at all.
maja begovic
advice
nov 12 2021
nothing good comes from smoking. getty

even if using e-cigarettes to stop smoking worked, there's no evidence that it's safe
e-cigarettes and vape pens can contain 'thousands' of chemicals not disclosed by the manufacturers, including the potentially hazardous tributylphosphine oxide.
emma jones
cancer
nov 10 2021
according to research, people who used e-cigarettes were more likely to try quitting again a few months after they relapsed. getty

christopher labos: what we can learn from the hpv vaccine
it is sometimes hard to remember that cervical cancer used to be one of the most common and deadly cancers in women.
christopher labos, special to the montreal gazette
世界杯决赛2022
nov 9 2021
health workers administer hpv vaccines to elementary school students in jakarta, indonesia. vaccines are much less resource-intensive than a strategy that requires regular testing and follow-up, notes christopher labos.

scientists find ‘tumour suppressor’ for prostate cancer
the research offers new hope for patients with treatment-resistant prostate cancer.
dave yasvinski
prostate cancer
nov 9 2021
a new treatment for prostate cancer involves reactivating an rna molecule the cancer has learned to shut down. (getty)

two new symptoms of pancreatic cancer could lead to earlier diagnosis
thirst and dark urine were added to the list of 21 pancreatic cancer symptoms which include abdominal pain, flatulence, heartburn, fever, tiredness, appetite loss, itching and back pain.
dave yasvinski
pancreatic cancer
nov 8 2021
“these new findings enable us to conduct further work on understanding symptoms that could suggest pancreatic cancer,” said scientists at the university of oxford. (getty)

prostate checks aren't fun, but they're better than the alternative
prostate cancer survivor charlie taylor didn't have any of the symptoms when he was diagnosed.
maja begovic
prostate cancer
nov 5 2021
charlie taylor was shocked when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. (supplied)

how cannabis and cancer intertwine for this arizona family
“i want to see everyone live life to their fullest, pain-free.”
the growthop
世界杯决赛2022
nov 4 2021
the bowden family. /
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the problem with using ai to detect skin cancer
artificial intelligence is trained to detect skin cancer using photos — but they're mostly photos of white people.
maija kappler
skin cancer
nov 12 2021
artificial intelligence has a lot of potential to detect skin cancer — but there are also some significant drawbacks. (getty)

asking for a friend: is smoking half a cigarette healthier than smoking whole one?
with more than 7,000 toxic chemicals like tar, benzene and acetone, it's better not to smoke at all.
maja begovic
advice
nov 12 2021
nothing good comes from smoking. getty

even if using e-cigarettes to stop smoking worked, there's no evidence that it's safe
e-cigarettes and vape pens can contain 'thousands' of chemicals not disclosed by the manufacturers, including the potentially hazardous tributylphosphine oxide.
emma jones
cancer
nov 10 2021
according to research, people who used e-cigarettes were more likely to try quitting again a few months after they relapsed. getty

christopher labos: what we can learn from the hpv vaccine
it is sometimes hard to remember that cervical cancer used to be one of the most common and deadly cancers in women.
christopher labos, special to the montreal gazette
世界杯决赛2022
nov 9 2021
health workers administer hpv vaccines to elementary school students in jakarta, indonesia. vaccines are much less resource-intensive than a strategy that requires regular testing and follow-up, notes christopher labos.
powered by
movember canada

scientists find ‘tumour suppressor’ for prostate cancer
the research offers new hope for patients with treatment-resistant prostate cancer.
dave yasvinski
prostate cancer
nov 9 2021
a new treatment for prostate cancer involves reactivating an rna molecule the cancer has learned to shut down. (getty)

two new symptoms of pancreatic cancer could lead to earlier diagnosis
thirst and dark urine were added to the list of 21 pancreatic cancer symptoms which include abdominal pain, flatulence, heartburn, fever, tiredness, appetite loss, itching and back pain.
dave yasvinski
pancreatic cancer
nov 8 2021
“these new findings enable us to conduct further work on understanding symptoms that could suggest pancreatic cancer,” said scientists at the university of oxford. (getty)

prostate checks aren't fun, but they're better than the alternative
prostate cancer survivor charlie taylor didn't have any of the symptoms when he was diagnosed.
maja begovic
prostate cancer
nov 5 2021
charlie taylor was shocked when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. (supplied)

how cannabis and cancer intertwine for this arizona family
“i want to see everyone live life to their fullest, pain-free.”
the growthop
世界杯决赛2022
nov 4 2021
the bowden family. /

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