Advancing Brain Cancer Care: Precision, AI Innovation, and African Insights

· Academic Press
Ebook
330
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About this ebook

Advancing Brain Cancer Care: Precision, AI Innovation and African Insights explores the complex challenges in brain tumour management by integrating precision medicine, artificial intelligence (AI), and innovative technologies within the African context. Each chapter addresses key aspects of brain tumour care, from diagnostic dilemmas to therapeutic innovations, while emphasizing AI's transformative potential. The content progresses from foundational concepts to advanced topics, including neurosurgical interventions, radiation therapy, and emerging technologies like nanomedicine. By incorporating literature reviews, case studies, and expert perspectives, the book offers a comprehensive view of current practices and future advancements. It serves as an essential resource for healthcare professionals, researchers, and students, consolidating the latest advancements in the field. Additionally, it fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, stimulates research, and provides insights tailored to both global and local challenges in neuro-oncology, ultimately aiming to improve patient outcomes in brain tumour care. - Emphasizes the transformative role of precision medicine and artificial intelligence (AI) in tailoring brain tumour treatments - Addresses critical aspects of brain tumour management, including diagnostics, therapeutic innovations, neurosurgical techniques, and the application of emerging technologies like nanomedicine - Highlights unique challenges and opportunities within the African context, ensuring that the content is relevant to both global and local audiences

About the author

Zodwa Dlamini is a Professor of Molecular Oncology and the founding Director and the Executive Head of the Pan African Cancer Research Institute (PACRI) in South Africa. She is the Director of South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Precision Oncology Research Unit (PORU). She is the DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Precision Oncology and Cancer Prevention (POCP). She is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Advisory Group on Sub-Saharan Africa. She is a member of the AACR Pathology Resources in Africa Advisory Group. Professor Dlamini is a member of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) Research Committee Scientific Advisory Board. She is an elected member of the Academy of Science of South Africa. Professor Dlamini is an overseas Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (London). She is the Associate Editor for Frontiers in Oncology: Cancer Genetics Section

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