Bayes's theorem arose from a posthumous publication in 1763 by Thomas Bayes, a non-
conformist minister from Tunbridge Wells. Although it gives a simple and uncontroversial …

Background Bayesian methods may be defined as the explicit quantitative use of external
evidence in the design, monitoring, analysis, interpretation and reporting of a health …

Randomised controlled trials have shown that the policy of mammographic screening
confers a substantial and significant reduction in breast cancer mortality. This has often been …

READ ALL ABOUT IT! David Spiegelhalter has recently joined the ranks of Isaac Newton,
Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking by becoming a fellow of the Royal Society …

Objective To determine outcomes at age 3 years in babies born before 27 completed weeks'
gestation in 2006, and to evaluate changes in outcome since 1995 for babies born between …

Purpose Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) as part of surgical treatment for patients with
breast cancer is associated with significant morbidity. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is …

The LLP risk model: an individual risk prediction model for lung cancer | British Journal of
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Raman spectroscopy has the potential to provide real‐time, in situ diagnosis of breast
cancer during needle biopsy or surgery via an optical fiber probe. Understanding the …

Alterations in neural activity due to pain and injury in early development may produce long-
term effects on sensory processing and future responses to pain. To investigate persistent …

We are developing optical methods based on near infra‐red Raman spectroscopy and
fluorescence photon migration for diagnosis and localization of breast cancer. We …