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Beware barriers to the assessment of cancer patient financial hardship

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Because factors such as financial distress have been linked to higher mortality rates among patients with cancer -- in part because people may not get the screening exams they need and thus present with more advanced disease, wrote a team led by Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, MD, of the Ohio State University in Columbus.

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Penn Medicine to Present Multiple Clinical Trial Results at 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Key Presentations Penn researchers will present results from clinical trials, including a national cooperative group study for esophageal cancer, a Phase I study using a new CAR T cell therapy for re-treatment in patients with lymphoma, and a multicenter study of a combination therapy for ovarian cancer. Also, Lynn M. CT in Room E451.

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Biomarker model predicts breast cancer risk without racial bias

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CHICAGO -- A new breast cancer risk assessment technique that uses mammography biomarkers shows no racial bias, according to research presented November 29 at the RSNA meeting. The investigators used patient demographic data taken from electronic medical records and identified instances of cancer from a regional tumor registry.

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ECR: AI algorithm quantifies fatty tissue on chest CT for lung cancer prognosis

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VIENNA - A deep-learning algorithm used with chest CT can help clinicians quantify patients' subcutaneous fat tissue levels on lung cancer screening -- and thus better predict disease outcomes, according to a presentation delivered on 29 February at ECR 2024. AT density, HU, mean -90.5 All-cause death 7% ASCVD 1.8% Lung cancer death 1.6%

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AI plus CT tracks fatty tissue changes in people at risk of lung cancer

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Adding deep learning to CT imaging to assess changes in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) over time could help predict outcomes among individuals vulnerable to lung cancer, according to research presented at the recent RSNA meeting. The team tracked SAT volume and density as measures of the SAT quality in each patient.

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POCUS in the ED: Is Confirmatory RUQ US Still Necessary?

REBEL EM

PMID: 36111140 Clinical Question: In adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected biliary disease diagnosed by POCUS, does subsequent confirmatory RUS imaging change surgical management plan compared to decisions made based solely on POCUS findings? Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2022;7(1):e000944.

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AI in Healthcare: The Ultimate Guide

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By enabling personalized care, increasing disease awareness and streamlining processes, AI in healthcare creates a win-win situation for both patients and providers. Instead of just analyzing images, AI will increasingly combine them with a patient’s clinical history from their electronic medical records (EHR).