AI May Soon Help Doctors Detect and Diagnose Cancer: Study‍

A recent study highlights the potential for AI technology to assist doctors in the detection and diagnosis of cancer. This development could significantly enhance early cancer detection, improve diagnostic accuracy, and streamline the treatment process. By leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms, AI systems can analyze medical data with greater precision, providing doctors with valuable insights and aiding in the timely identification of cancer, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes.

Boston Brand Media brings you the latest news - Doctors may soon have the capability to detect and diagnose cancer in patients using artificial intelligence (AI), which will enable earlier treatment, a new study announced today.

The study, published in the journal Biology Methods and Protocols, involved researchers from Cambridge University and Imperial College London. They trained an AI model, utilizing a combination of machine learning and deep learning, to analyze "DNA methylation" patterns and identify 13 different types of cancer, including breast, liver, lung, and prostate cancers, with 98.2 percent accuracy.

The researchers explained, "Genetic information is encoded in DNA by patterns of the four bases -- A, T, G, and C -- that form its structure. Environmental changes outside the cell can modify some DNA bases by adding a methyl group, a process known as 'DNA methylation'."

Boston Brand Media also found that each cell possesses millions of these DNA methylation marks. Researchers have observed changes to these marks in early cancer development, which could aid in early cancer diagnosis.

"Computational methods such as this model, through better training on more varied data and rigorous testing in the clinic, will eventually provide AI models that can help doctors with early detection and screening of cancers," said the paper's lead author, Shamith Samarajiwa.

"This will provide better patient outcomes," he added.

The researchers also noted that identifying these unusual methylation patterns, potentially from biopsies, would allow healthcare providers to detect cancer early.

They further added that early detection could dramatically improve patient outcomes, as most cancers are treatable or curable if detected early enough.

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Source: NDTV‍