Essays about: "melanoma"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the word melanoma.

  1. 16. Oncolytic viruses armed with immunostimulatory genes for cancer treatment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för immunologi, genetik och patologi; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Mantas Šilanskas; [2018]
    Keywords : Cancer; Virus; Immunotherapy;

    Abstract : Cancer is a major health burden in modern society, costing millions of lives worldwide and negatively impacting many more. With increasing rates of cancer, there is a need for new approaches to its treatment. READ MORE

  3. 17. Training Set Size for Skin Cancer Classification Using Google’s Inception v3

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Patric Ridell; Henning Spett; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Today, computer aided diagnosis (CADx) is a common occurrence in hospitals. With image recognition, computers are able to detect signs of breast cancer and different kinds of lung diseases. READ MORE

  4. 18. Use of Deep Learning in Detection of Skin Cancer and Prevention of Melanoma

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

    Author : Maria Papanastasiou; [2017]
    Keywords : Clinical images; Deep Learning; Dermoscopical images; Inception v3; Learning rate; Melanoma; Transfer Learning; VGG-16;

    Abstract : Melanoma is a life threatening type of skin cancer with numerous fatal incidences all over the world. The 5-year survival rate is very high for cases that are diagnosed in early stage. So, early detection of melanoma is of vital importance. READ MORE

  5. 19. T cell reactivity to melanoma Tumor-Associated Antigens before and after surgical removal of metastases

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Fríða Björk Gunnarsdóttir; [2017]
    Keywords : melanoma; tumor-associated antigens; cytokines;

    Abstract : Background: Melanoma the most immunogenic cancer type and metastatic melanoma has poor prognosis. Currently, there are hardly any peripheral blood biomarkers that allow for identification of patient’s prognosis or survival. READ MORE

  6. 20. Framtida möjligheter för adoptiv T-cellsbehandling av tumörer hos hund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Nina Akiliina Pyykkönen; [2016]
    Keywords : adoptiv immunterapi; T-cell; CAR; TCR; adoptive immunotherapy;

    Abstract : Immunförsvaret spelar en viktig roll i eliminering av tumörceller. Studier har visat att individer med nedsatt immunförsvar har större benägenhet att utveckla tumörer och sedan slutet av 1800- talet har man studerat kopplingen mellan immunförsvar och cancer. READ MORE