By Stephen Beech via SWNS
Cancer could soon be detected by artificial intelligence – “dramatically” improving patients’ survival chances, according to a new study.
Doctors will be able to use state-of-the-art machine learning technology to diagnose cancer in patients which would lead to earlier treatment, say scientists.
A prototype developed by British scientists identified 13 different types of cancer with an accuracy rate above 98%.
Cancer causes the death of 10 million people around the world with its evolutionary nature making it tough to treat late-stage tumors.
Scientists explained that genetic information is encoded in DNA by patterns of the four bases – denoted by A, T, G and C – that make up its structure.
Environmental changes outside the cell can cause some DNA bases to be modified by adding a methyl group, a process known as “DNA methylation.”
Each individual cell possesses millions of DNA methylation marks.
Researchers who have observed changes to those marks in the early stages of cancer believe …