Single Reading with Computer-aided Detection Equivalent to Double Reading of Mammograms
October 7, 2008 — The results of a study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine indicate that using computer-aided detection (computer programs that identify suspicious areas on mammograms) along with a single reader of mammograms could be an alternative to using double readers and could also improve the cancer detection rate from mammograms that are read by a single reader.
Nobel medicine prize reopens old AIDS dispute
October 6, 2008 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The decision announced Monday to award the Nobel Prize for Medicine to Luc Montagnier and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi for their discovery of the AIDS virus was perceived by many to be a snub to U.S. virologist Dr. Robert Gallo, and reopened an old dispute over the research.
Late Mortality Persists Beyond Five Years in Children with Cancer
October 6, 2008 — Researchers affiliated with the Children’s Oncology Group have reported that children with cancer who survive five years still remain at risk and need continued observation. The details of this study appeared in an early online publication in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on September 23, 2008.
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