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It, it will kill you. 0k, paul, nice and still. larger trials will be needed to confirm the value of mri scans, before a national screening programme for prostate cancer could be set up, which may take up to a decade. fergus walsh, bbc news. joining me now is our medical editor, fergus walsh. exciting news but it seems such a long way off? it exciting news but it seems such a long way off? exciting news but it seems such a long way off? it does, the national screenin: long way off? it does, the national screening committee long way off? it does, the national screening committee which - long way off? it does, the national screening committee which has - long way off? it does, the national| screening committee which has set long way off? it does, the national. screening committee which has set up screening committee which has set up screening programmes for cervical, breast and bowel cancer says at the moment there is just not enough evidence, this was a relatively small trial, 300 me ....
Screening uptake for all screening programmes, cervical smears being one. we know that the screening programme saves around about 5000 lives a year, and that could be much higher if we could get increased uptake, because one in three women currently don t come forward on an average, and in london only 50% to come forward for their screening tests. this could be huge.- come forward for their screening tests. this could be huge. there are lots of reasons tests. this could be huge. there are lots of reasons why tests. this could be huge. there are lots of reasons why women - tests. this could be huge. there are lots of reasons why women think i tests. this could be huge. there are i lots of reasons why women think they just don t want to go. what are the reasons you hear about? the reasons we hear about reasons you hear about? the reasons we hear about our reasons you hear about? the reasons we hear about our embarrassment, i we hear about our embarrassment, because honestly you ha ....
Where can they get support advice? there s a little bit of work that we need to look at in terms of our processes and our logistics within the uk to ensure that this is embedded safely and effectively within our larger national screening programmes. the welsh government says it follows expert advice when it comes to screening, adding that public health wales is investigating how self sampling would be implemented if it was recommended. for katie in wrexham, being able to choose how and where she has a test in future would be a game changer. this petition, with its hundreds of signatures, including katie s, would be discussed in the senedd by the petition committee at a later date. that was megan davies reporting there. we re joined now by one of our resident gps, dr helen wall. good morning. surely anything that lets more good morning. surely anything that gets more smear good morning. surely anything that gets more smear tests good morning. surely anything that gets more smear test ....
To the ai screening. it has been a few weeks sincejune s biopsy i caught up with her via videocall. i wondered how she felt about an ai assisting in such sensitive work. your images are on screen and people are looking at them. whereas when it s an artificial intelligence, that feeling that somebody is looking in on has gone. the biopsy showed that i do have an early stage cancer, we ve certainly caught it at an earlier stage this time, but because i have had previous history with it, i m going to go in and have a mastectomy it s not the treatment i want to have, but at the same time it is reassuring that it has been caught. screening programmes are crucial for improving patient outcomes. for now, medical staff are still the first line of defence in protecting against breast cancer, but ai is likely to play a significant role in future life saving efforts. ....
With her via videocall. i wondered how she felt about an ai assisting in such sensitive work. your images are on screen and people are looking at them, whereas when it s an artificial intelligence, that feeling that somebody is looking in on has gone. the biopsy showed that i do have an early stage cancer, we certainly caught it at an earlier stage this time, but because i have had previous history with it, i m going to go in and have a mastectomy, it s not the treatment i want to have, but at the same time it is reassuring that it has been caught. screening programmes are crucial for improving patient outcomes. for now, medical staff are still the first line of defence in protecting against breast cancer, but ai is likely to play a significant role in future life saving efforts. that was mark showing us how ai in healthcare can be really useful. ....