
AI shown to predict risk of pancreatic cancer well before symptoms appear
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Scientists have found that artificial intelligence could be an effective tool in predicting pancreatic cancer before a single symptom appears, per a study published in Nature Medicine.
The results exceeded their expectations, with the model successfully predicting risk up to three years before diagnosis. "AI-based screening is an opportunity to alter the trajectory of pancreatic cancer." "We looked for risk factors from their past that might have an impact on whether they would get this rare form of cancer." "If we can move even a fraction of cancer care to earlier detection and treatment, it will have a huge benefit." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
In 2023, about 64,050 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and about 50,550 will die from the aggressive disease, the American Cancer Society (ACS) says.