Cancer stories

Exclusive: How AI is transforming breast cancer detection and saving lives
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Volpara Health is using AI for breast cancer detection, enhancing screening accuracy and improving outcomes for millions globally.

Wellcome Sanger cuts data centre energy use by 33%
Fri, 4th Oct 2024
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The Wellcome Sanger Institute cut data centre power use by 33% and boosted computational output by 50% with Schneider Electric's energy solutions.

SATA CommHealth uses AI for advanced mammogram screening
Wed, 17th Jul 2024
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SATA CommHealth in Singapore has deployed Lunit AI to boost mammogram accuracy and reduce patient anxiety, aiming for early and precise breast cancer detection.

SeqOIA adopts Scality RING to enhance genomics sequencing
Fri, 14th Jun 2024
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SeqOIA, a key French genomics lab, adopts Scality RING to handle petabyte-scale genetic data, enhancing cancer and rare disease patient outcomes.

Appsbroker CTS raises EUR €2,105 abseiling for Make-A-Wish
Thu, 13th Jun 2024
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Two Google Cloud experts from Appsbroker CTS abseiled 27 floors in Amsterdam, raising EUR €2,105 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation at Google's Rope for Hope.

AI app accurately detects laryngeal cancer using voice data
Tue, 30th Jan 2024
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A revolutionary AI application uses sound data to detect laryngeal cancer with 80% accuracy, marking a breakthrough in cancer diagnosis tech.

NetEvents 2023: Openwater's revolutionary disease approach
Thu, 16th Feb 2023
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Dr Mary Lou Jepsen, Chairman of Openwater, reveals how the company's technology could revolutionise cancer treatment.

James Arnold from Dell New Zealand shares his cancer story
Wed, 27th Oct 2021
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Dell Technologies director, James Arnold, prepares for a stem cell transplant amidst his battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma.

ReedPop reaches $100k fundraising target for Cure Cancer
Fri, 4th Dec 2020
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ar, vr & metaverse
Let’s hope that more of us are inspired to encourage the researchers who will face life-long challenges to unwrap the mysteries surrounding cancer.

Malcolm Benjamin: A true gentleman, loyal as they come
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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telco
Telecommunications stalwart Malcolm Benjamin, who lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, is being remembered as a loyal, genuine 'true gentleman'.

Vaughan Nankivell: A man who was passionate in all he did
Tue, 31st Jan 2017
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Vaughan Nankivell is being remembered as a man who threw himself into life and was passionate about all he did.

GlycoSyn seeks new customers for drug ingredient worth 20 times more than gold
Wed, 5th Nov 2014
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GlycoSyn is seeking new global customers for kifunensine, a key ingredient in the manufacture of a drug for the treatment of rare genetic disorders.

Study: No link between cellphone masts and cancer
Fri, 25th Jun 2010
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The largest study of its kind has found no link between childhood cancer and cellphone mast exposure during pregnancy.

Study into cellphones and cancer released Tuesday - Updated
Fri, 14th May 2010
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A 10-year study involving 13 countries, including New Zealand, into possible links between cellphone use and cancer will be published next week.