Advancing Brain Cancer Care
Precision, AI Innovation, and African Insights
- 1st Edition - September 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Zodwa Dlamini
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 5 4 9 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 5 4 9 6 - 7
Advancing Brain Cancer Care: Precision, AI Innovation, and African Insights delves into the intricate challenges of brain tumor management, offering cutting-edge solutions tailor… Read more
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Advancing Brain Cancer Care: Precision, AI Innovation, and African Insights delves into the intricate challenges of brain tumor management, offering cutting-edge solutions tailored to individual patients. Emphasizing the African perspective, it explores the use of innovative technologies to bridge care gaps and improve outcomes in underserved regions. By combining science, technology, and regional expertise, the book offers hope for patients and practitioners alike. Beyond its focus on brain tumor care, the book highlights the ethical considerations of AI integration into healthcare systems. It examines how precision medicine can reshape treatment pathways while addressing inequities in global access to care.
Additionally, it provides a deep dive into collaborative efforts across continents, showcasing case studies and actionable insights that push the boundaries of conventional healthcare solutions. This vital resource is both an inspiration and a guide for those committed to advancing cancer care worldwide.
Additionally, it provides a deep dive into collaborative efforts across continents, showcasing case studies and actionable insights that push the boundaries of conventional healthcare solutions. This vital resource is both an inspiration and a guide for those committed to advancing cancer care worldwide.
- Emphasizes the transformative role of precision medicine and artificial intelligence (AI) in tailoring brain tumor treatments
- Addresses critical aspects of brain tumor management, including diagnostics, therapeutic innovations, neurosurgical techniques, and the application of emerging technologies like nanomedicine
- Highlights unique challenges and opportunities within the African context, ensuring that the content is relevant to both global and local audiences
Oncologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, and other medical practitioners involved in the diagnosis and treatment of brain cancer
Part 1: Setting the Stage for Precision and AI in Brain Cancer Care
1. Introduction to Brain Tumor Care: An African Perspective on a Global Problem
2. Precision Medicine in Brain Cancer: The Foundations
3. Artificial Intelligence in Brain Cancer Diagnosis: Innovations and Applications
4. Integrating AI with Precision Medicine: A Synergistic Approach
Part 2: Cutting-Edge Techniques and Technologies in Brain Cancer Treatment
5. Neurosurgical Innovations: AI-Enhanced Techniques and Outcomes
6. Radiation Therapy and AI: Improving Precision and Efficacy
7. Nanomedicine and AI: Cutting-Edge Solutions for Brain Tumors
8. Immunotherapy in Brain Cancer: Advancements and Challenges
Part 3: New Frontiers in Brain Cancer Research and Patient Care
9. The Microbiome and Brain Cancer: Unveiling Connections and Potential Future Technological Treatment Strategies
10. Overcoming Brain Cancer Treatment Resistance: Mechanisms and Strategies
11. Patient-Centric Care, and AI: Enhancing Supportive Services in Brain Cancer Treatment
12. Population Insights and Big Data in Brain Cancer Research and Patient Care
Part 4: Towards an Inclusive Future in Brain Cancer Care
13. Future Directions in Brain Cancer Care: AI, Precision Medicine and African Contributions
14. Challenges and Ethical Considerations in AI-Driven Brain Cancer Care
15. Case Studies: Successful Implementations of AI and Precision Medicine for Brain Cancer in Africa
16. Bridging Innovations and Perspective for a Better Future in Brain Cancer Care
1. Introduction to Brain Tumor Care: An African Perspective on a Global Problem
2. Precision Medicine in Brain Cancer: The Foundations
3. Artificial Intelligence in Brain Cancer Diagnosis: Innovations and Applications
4. Integrating AI with Precision Medicine: A Synergistic Approach
Part 2: Cutting-Edge Techniques and Technologies in Brain Cancer Treatment
5. Neurosurgical Innovations: AI-Enhanced Techniques and Outcomes
6. Radiation Therapy and AI: Improving Precision and Efficacy
7. Nanomedicine and AI: Cutting-Edge Solutions for Brain Tumors
8. Immunotherapy in Brain Cancer: Advancements and Challenges
Part 3: New Frontiers in Brain Cancer Research and Patient Care
9. The Microbiome and Brain Cancer: Unveiling Connections and Potential Future Technological Treatment Strategies
10. Overcoming Brain Cancer Treatment Resistance: Mechanisms and Strategies
11. Patient-Centric Care, and AI: Enhancing Supportive Services in Brain Cancer Treatment
12. Population Insights and Big Data in Brain Cancer Research and Patient Care
Part 4: Towards an Inclusive Future in Brain Cancer Care
13. Future Directions in Brain Cancer Care: AI, Precision Medicine and African Contributions
14. Challenges and Ethical Considerations in AI-Driven Brain Cancer Care
15. Case Studies: Successful Implementations of AI and Precision Medicine for Brain Cancer in Africa
16. Bridging Innovations and Perspective for a Better Future in Brain Cancer Care
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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Zodwa Dlamini
Zodwa Dlamini is a Professor of Molecular Oncology and the founding Director and the Executive Head of the Pan African Cancer Research Institute (PACRI) in South Africa. She is the Director of South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Precision Oncology Research Unit (PORU). She is the DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Precision Oncology and Cancer Prevention (POCP). She is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Advisory Group on Sub-Saharan Africa. She is a member of the AACR Pathology Resources in Africa Advisory Group. Professor Dlamini is a member of the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) Research Committee Scientific Advisory Board. She is an elected member of the Academy of Science of South Africa. Professor Dlamini is an overseas Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (London). She is the Associate Editor for Frontiers in Oncology: Cancer Genetics Section
Affiliations and expertise
University of Pretoria, South Africa