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A mobile app and AI software to speed up skin-cancer diagnoses
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A mobile app and AI software to speed up skin-cancer diagnoses

by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Figure 1: The Derm.AI mobile app photographs suspicious patches on the skin with precisely defined and standardized settings. Credit: Fraunhofer AICOS When skin cancer is detected early, there is a good chance of recovery. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a digital solution to significantly speed-up diagnosis. A mobile application assists in recording skin lesions...

Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for Medicare, according to study
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Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for Medicare, according to study

by  Stanford University Medical Center Lung cancer cells. Credit: National Cancer Institute Analyzing a national cancer database, researchers find a bump in diagnoses at 65, suggesting that many wait for Medicare to kick in before they seek care. A couple of years ago, Joseph Shrager, MD, professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford School of Medicine, noticed...