Are we closer to automated pathological assessment of prostate cancer biopsy slides?

According to a recent article in Modern Pathology, a team of researchers at Yale University and at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have been able to show that an artificial intelligence (AI) system designed and validated at MSKCC could be used to diagnose prostate cancer as either “suspicious” or “not suspicious” based on data from nearly 2,000 slides of prostate tissue acquired at Yale Medicine. … READ MORE …

Prostate cancer news update: Tuesday, 9 September

This morning’s news update deals with two newly published studies:

  • The relative effectiveness of two different types of artificial sphincter for the chronically incontinent post-treatment
  • The impact of ADT on metabolic and cardiovascular processes and the risk for significant adverse reactions as a consequence of hypogonadism … READ MORE …