Learning to See Cancer in Early Detection Research

This article explores how scientists learn to detect ‘pre-cancer’, a new diagnostic category defined by the risk of developing the titular disease. This process entails the observation of ‘raw signals’ that stand for potential molecular and metabolic changes in animal and human tissues and their val...

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Main Author: Ignacia Arteaga Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh Library 2021-08-01
Series:Medicine Anthropology Theory
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Online Access:http://www.medanthrotheory.org/article/view/5108