Can AI Improve Robotic Cancer Surgery Accuracy?
Yes. AI is helping robotic cancer surgery in a few concrete ways: sharper real time visualization during the operation, earlier warning of anatomical risks like nearby nerves or blood vessels, and more precise guidance while the tumor is being removed. It isn’t...
Why Are Cervical Cancer Screening Rates Declining?
If you ask five different doctors why fewer women are getting screened, you’ll probably get five overlapping but slightly different answers. Mine, after talking to Dr. Nayak about it, comes down to this: the pandemic broke a habit a lot of women hadn’t...
Can a Blood Test Detect Pancreatic Cancer Early?
Not with the blood work most people have in mind. If you’re picturing a routine complete blood count or a liver panel, that kind of test simply isn’t built to catch pancreatic cancer early. Part of why this cancer gets diagnosed so late is that it...