Challenges and Opportunities: Integration of Data Science in Cancer Research Through A Literature Review Approach
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Cancer, Treatment, Outcomes, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, ChallengesAbstract
Several research articles in this journal relate to various aspects of cancer, such as treatment, patient outcomes, caregiver responsibilities, and the use of AI and liquid biopsy in cancer research. Covers a wide range of topics, including valuable insights into the latest developments in cancer research as well as potential future opportunities and issues. Several articles discuss the impact of non-coding RNA on gastric cancer, machine learning decision support systems for cancer survival factors, economic impact of cancer mortality, nausea in children diagnosed with cancer, protein-RNA variations in cancer clinical analysis, integration and proteomic data analysis in the context of cancer genomics, personalized cancer medicine, mass spectrometry-based clinical proteomics, cancer proteogenomics, subtype-based This journal provides an in-depth overview of various aspects of current cancer research and future research prospects
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