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an estimated 3,500 canadians were diagnosed with liver cancer in 2022, according to the canadian cancer society , with roughly 1,650 thought to have died from the disease. the five-year net survival rate for liver cancer is just 22 per cent. cirrhosis, an end-stage form of liver disease, is a major risk factor for liver cancer. both of these conditions require an extensive amount of therapy that can be difficult for patients to manage on their own.
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in an essay published in the new england journal of medicine late last week, peter lee, microsoft’s corporate vice president, research and incubations, said society has a choice to make when it comes to using chatgpt in the health care industry. “we can try to slow down or shut down this technology, because we don’t understand the risks completely,” lee said. “a second argument is more fatalist, saying: “it’s unstoppable. we might as well give it a try.
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dave yasvinski is a writer with healthing.ca