Using text mining techniques to extract prostate cancer predictive information (Gleason score) from semi-structured narrative laboratory reports in the Gauteng province, South Africa

Abstract Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is the leading male neoplasm in South Africa with an age-standardised incidence rate of 68.0 per 100,000 population in 2018. The Gleason score (GS) is the strongest predictive factor for PCa treatment and is embedded within semi-structured prostate biopsy na...

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Main Authors: Naseem Cassim, Michael Mapundu, Victor Olago, Turgay Celik, Jaya Anna George, Deborah Kim Glencross
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e5c0a2466a1d4101804a3a3151c4cc73
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