Understanding a Cancer Diagnosis
In: Cancer etiology, diagnosis and treatments
In: Cancer Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatments Ser.
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 -- Considerations of Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Correlations of Germline BRCA Mutations with TNBC - Taking Advantage of "Vulnerable" Tumors -- Mutations in BRCA Genes and PD-L1-expression on the Immune Cells - As Independent Biomarkers in Patients with TNBC -- Androgen Signaling Pathway in TNBC -- Patient-Centered Education about Selected Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for TNBC -- Germline BRCA1/2 Mutation and BC risk - Testing Criteria and Treatment Decision-Making -- Genetic Counseling about BRCA1/2 Mutations from the Patient's Perspective -- Directions for Further Research on Selected Diagnostic and Therapeutic Issues in TNBC -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Morphological Decomposition to Detect and Classify Lesions in Mammograms -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Related Works -- Background -- Breast and Mass Classification -- Database -- Image Analyses Domain -- Balancing Databases -- Morphological Operations -- Morphological Spectrum -- Image Representation Using Wavelets -- Zernike Moments -- Extreme Learning Machines (ELM) -- Support Vector Machines (SVM) -- Proposed Method -- Morphological Decomposition -- Feature Extraction Vector -- Concatenation of Vectors -- Classification -- Multi-Kernel Configurations -- Results -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Breast Lesions Classification in Frontal Thermographic Images Using Intelligent Systems -- and Moments of Haralick -- and Zernike -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Database -- Features Extraction -- Classification -- Results and Discussion -- Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) -- ELM versus Other Methods -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References.