Effective BCDNet-based breast cancer classification model using hybrid deep learning with VGG16-based optimal feature extraction by Meenakshi Devi P., Muna A., Yasser Ali, Sumanth V.

“…Also, ultrasound imaging is a non-invasive method commonly used for breast cancer screening. Hence, the paper presents a novel deep learning model, BCDNet, for classifying breast tumors as benign or malignant using ultrasound images. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of human papillomavirus testing on self-collected samples among women referred for colposcopy by ChunX Yan, Jiong Ma, Xia Zheng, Jing Shu, XiaoJ Wang, XiaoY Chen, Feng Gao, XiaoQ Li, ShanQ M, LongM Huang, XiaoT Yu, XueJ Chen

“…It may be an alternative option for cervical cancer screening. Additional studies are still required to substantiate this issue.…”
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The Biopsychosocial Burden of Prostate Biopsy at the Time of Its Indication, Procedure, and Pathological Report by Walker W. Laranja, Brunno C. F. Sanches, Brunno R. I. Voris, João C. C. Alonso, Fabiano A. Simões, Ronald F. Rejowski, Leonardo O. Reis

“…To explore the burden of prostate biopsy at the time of its indication, procedure, and pathological report in the prostate cancer-screening scenario that is neglected and underestimated in the literature. …”
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A systematic review of barriers to early presentation and diagnosis with breast cancer among black women by Ruth H Jack, Jill Maben, Elizabeth A Davies, Emma Ream, Grace Lucas, Claire EL Jones, Lindsay JL Forbes

“…Studies were excluded if they did not report separate findings by ethnic group or gender, only reported differences in time to presentation/diagnosis, or reported on interventions and barriers to cancer screening. We followed Cochrane and PRISMA guidance to identify relevant research. …”
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Community knowledge of Australia’s national preventive health strategy focus areas: a nationally representative survey of 1509 adults by Amie Steel, Hope Foley, Jon Adams

“…Preventive health knowledge items about cancer screening and prevention were scored accurately by the most participants (85.2%), while the highest number of completely incorrect responses were immunisation (5.3%), alcohol intake (5%) and tobacco and nicotine addiction (4.9%). …”
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Elevated SREBP1 accelerates the initiation and growth of pancreatic cancer by targeting SOX9 by Cancan Zhou, Zhengyuan Feng, Weikun Qian, Zeen Zhu, Ruiqi Cao, Qiqi Wang, Wunai Zhang, Rujuan Liu, Shuai Wu, Jie Hao, Zheng Wang, Qingyong Ma, Zheng Wu, Xuqi Li

“…Taken together, our findings demonstrate that SREBP1/SOX9 inhibition suppresses pancreatic cancer initiation and growth, suggesting that SREBP1 could serve as a potential target for cancer screening and treatment.…”
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Screening attendance of breast or cervical cancers and its associated factors among 30-49 year old women in Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study. by Abel Desalegn Demeke, Bedilu Deribe, Martha Girma, Muluken Gizaw, Sefonias Getachew, Susanne Unverzagt, Eva J Kantelhardt, Betty Ferrell, Eric Sven Kroeber, Lesley Taylor

“…<h4>Conclusion and recommendation</h4>The study found that only one in four women attended breast or cervical cancer screening. Screening uptake was better in women with higher education, health literacy, self-efficacy, and older age-similar to factors associated with other health seeking behavior. …”
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Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV in Rwandan Adults: Clinical Outcomes and Impact on Reproductive Health up to 24 Months by Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera, Nienke Veldhuijzen, Jean Paul Balinda, John Rusine, Sally Eagle, Joseph Vyankandondera, Julie Mugabekazi, Pascale Ondoa, Kimberly Boer, Anita Asiimwe, Joep Lange, Peter Reiss, Janneke van de Wijgert

“…We applaud the Rwandan government for having strengthened family planning and PMTCT services and for having introduced HPV vaccination in recent years, but additional work is needed to strengthen STI and HPV-related cancer screening and management in the HIV-positive population.…”
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Analysis of the predictive value of the prostate-specific antigen-to-neutrophil ratio for the diagnosis of prostate cancer by Yuxuan Chen, Haisheng Yan, Yaoqin Xu, Kexin Chen, Runqin Yang, Jiali Yang, Ruian Zhu, Rui Lin, Jiang Wang, Jie Liu, Pingsheng Gao, Lei Pang, Lexin Wang

“…However, PSA levels in the range of 4–10 ng/ml are considered the ‘grey zone’ of prostate cancer screening. Patients within this range need to be further evaluated using additional parameters such as PSA ratio, PSA density, and other indices to determine the necessity of prostate biopsy (PBx). …”
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A Critical Appraisal of System-Reported Organ Dose (OD) Versus Manually Calculated Mean Glandular Dose (MGD) in Dubai’s Mammography Services by Kaltham Abdulwahid Mohammad Noor, Norhashimah Mohd Norsuddin, Muhammad Khalis Abdul Karim, Iza Nurzawani Che Isa, Vaidehi Ulaganathan

“…These findings empower practitioners to optimize dose levels, ensuring safer and more effective breast cancer screening protocols.…”
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Colorectal Serrated Neoplasia: An Institutional 12-Year Review Highlights the Impact of a Screening Programme by A. J. McCarthy, S. M. O’Reilly, J. Shanley, R. Geraghty, E. J. Ryan, G. Cullen, K. Sheahan

“…Detection of SSL/Ps peaked in the most recent years reviewed (87.5% reported between 2013 and 2016, inclusive), coinciding with the introduction of “BowelScreen” (the Irish FIT-based colorectal cancer screening programme). Conclusions. Awareness of, and adherence to, diagnostic criteria is essential for accurate classification of colorectal polyps.…”
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Exploring barriers to early breast examination and screening among Arab women in the MENA region: A KAP study by Ehsan Qtaishat, Reem Al-Ajlouni, Khawlah Ammar, Mohammed Liswi, Abdallah Al-Ani, Rasha Fakheraldeen, Shorouq Al-hasson

“…Aim: To examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding early breast cancer screening among women across the MENA region. Methodology: This cross-sectional investigation deployed a survey designed to investigate women's KAP with regards to breast cancer signs and symptoms, early breast cancer detection methods, sources of knowledge, and barriers towards early detection exams. …”
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Multimodal cell-free DNA whole-genome TAPS is sensitive and reveals specific cancer signals by Dimitrios V. Vavoulis, Anthony Cutts, Nishita Thota, Jordan Brown, Robert Sugar, Antonio Rueda, Arman Ardalan, Kieran Howard, Flavia Matos Santo, Thippesh Sannasiddappa, Bronwen Miller, Stephen Ash, Yibin Liu, Chun-Xiao Song, Brian D. Nicholson, Helene Dreau, Carolyn Tregidgo, Anna Schuh

“…This pipeline is ready for further clinical evaluation to extend cancer screening and improve patient triage and monitoring.…”
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Report on the Dutch Consensus Development Meeting for Implementation and Further Development of Population Screening for Colorectal Cancer Based on FOBT by M. de Visser, M. van Ballegooijen, S. M. Bloemers, S. J. H. van Deventer, J. B. M. J. Jansen, J. Jespersen, C. Kluft, G. A. Meijer, J. Stoker, G. A. de Valk, M. F. Verweij, F. A. Vlems

“…Consequently, it was concluded that a national population screening for colorectal cancer should be implemented and carried out in the Netherlands in line with current national and European cancer screening programmes. A list of organisational actions to be taken was established. …”
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Mammography Among Women Residing in Urban Versus Rural Utah: Breast Cancer Survival by Quinn Tanner, Chun‐Pin Chang, Karen Curtin, James VanDerslice, Lisa Gren, Vikrant Deshmukh, Michael Newman, Ankita Date, Mark Dodson, N. Lynn Henry, Mia Hashibe

“…ABSTRACT Background Annual or biennial breast cancer screenings are recommended for women 40 and older. …”
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Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention in Tanzania (CONCEPT) study: Cohort profile by Ditte Søndergaard Linde, Vibeke Rasch, Julius D Mwaiselage, Rachel Manongi, Patricia Swai, Chunsen Wu, Bariki Mchome, Johnson Katanga, Crispin Kahesa, Susanne Kjaer

“…The main objective of this article is to describe how the CONCEPT cohort was established.Participants Women aged 25–60 years were enrolled from cervical cancer screening clinics in Dar-es-Salaam and Moshi, Tanzania. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis for risk factors for lung cancer in individuals with lung nodules identified by low-dose CT screening by Matthew Callister, Harry J de Koning, Robert C Rintoul, Carolyn Horst, Arjun Nair, John K Field, Christine D Berg, Samantha Quaife, Rhian Gabe, Stephen Duffy, Sam Janes, Philip AJ Crosbie, Mark M Hammer, Panos Alexandris, Michael PA Davies

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Accuracy of screening tests for cervical precancer in women living with HIV in low-resource settings: a paired prospective study in Lusaka, Zambia by Nicola Low, Partha Basu, Andreas Limacher, Katayoun Taghavi, Misinzo Moono, Mulindi Mwanahamuntu, Herbert Kapesa, Albert Manasyan, Julia Bohlius, Marie Roumet, Thamsanqa Madliwa, Anne Rutjes

“…We assessed the accuracy of screening tests that can be used in low-resource settings and give results at the same visit.Methods and analysis We conducted a paired, prospective study among consecutive eligible WLHIV, aged 18–65 years, receiving cervical cancer screening at one hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. The histopathological reference standard was multiple biopsies taken at two time points. …”
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Ddx21 mutant peptide is an effective neoantigen in prophylactic lung cancer vaccines and activates long-term anti-tumor immunity by Zhe Zhang, Yimeng Xia, Yimeng Xia, Zhihong Wang, Yaxing Sun, Dan Pu, Yijia He, Ruixian Liu, Yanru Zhang, Yan Liu, Junzhi Yu, Shiyang Ning, Baisui Feng, Yaohe Wang, Na Wang

“…Although low-dose CT lung cancer screening has been shown to reduce lung cancer mortality, its adoption rate is limited and the pace of its promotion is slow, highlighting the urgent need for more effective prevention measures. …”
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Detection of Cervical Cancer and High Grade Neoplastic Lesions by a Combination of Liquid‐Based Sampling Preparation and DNA Measurements Using Automated Image Cytometry by Xiao Rong Sun, Jian Wang, David Garner, Branko Palcic

“…Objective: To establish if measurements of DNA ploidy could be used to assist cytopathologists and cytotechnologists in population based cervical cancer screening programs in countries where manually reading the slides is impossible due to the lack of sufficient skilled cytotechnologists. …”
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