Advancements in cancer treatments...

FROM PAGE 13 convert into high-value products,” he said.

Lubguban then noted that the country is rich in these natural resources, and these can be sourced from the sea, the trees as well as vegetable oils. “The country is rich in these resources. What we need are more laboratories and researchers to create more products to help our economy,” he said.

He added that he is encouraging other universities to avail of the DOST’s program so they could also establish small laboratories.

The CSP, according to Malaluan, is an advanced laboratory where small and medium enterprises could test their materials. The laboratory has the equipment capable of characterizing certain materials. (PNA) tecting lung cancer at an early stage is challenging and may cause it to develop into latestage cancer.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) had developed an AI deep learning model called “Sybil.” It uses a single lowdose computed tomography (CT) scan to predict the risk of lung cancers that might occur in six years.

Meanwhile, immunotherapy is one of the cancer treatments which strengthens the patient’s immune system and attacks cancer cells.

Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, another immunotherapy form, can remove advanced leukemia and lymphoma. It takes T-Cells from the patient’s blood, modifies them in the laboratory, and then injects them back into the patient to target cancer cells.

Despite its excellent results, only half of the patients who received the treatment survived long-term.

“[CAR T-cells] are now widely available in the United States and other countries and have become a standard treatment for patients with aggressive lymphomas. They have become a part of modern medicine,” Dr. Steven Rosenberg, National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research Surgery branch chief, stated.

Cancer is caused when normal cells turn into tumor cells. These cells may progress from pre-cancerouos lessions to malignant tumors due to genetic and other external factors.

Besides these advanced treatmens that can continuously evolve, early detection can help patients get treated early and reduce mortality.

DOH conducts basic life...

FROM PAGE 1 for the teachers, to empower, and for you to have knowledge on basic life support and first aid.)

The BLS oreintation was positively received by the attending Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12 students. “It was nice, actually. It was a great opportunity for us to learn basic life support. So yeah, we can help others by learning BLS.” Helen Joy B. Navales, a Grade 11 student, told The Prism.

The said training was conducted in line with the Fire Prevention Month 2023.

COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency, says WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and deepened inequalities, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.

It is “with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, estimating that the pandemic had killed “at least 20 million” people — nearly three times the official estimate.