"Using AI in breast cancer screenings results in fewer aggressive and advanced cancers, a study has revealed. It is estimated that routine screening prevents around 1,300 deaths from breast cancer each year in the UK. In the 1990s, more than one in seven people died from breast cancer. Today it is one in 20, according to Breast Cancer Now. Two specialists are currently needed per mammogram screening, yet some cancers still go undetected."
"But using AI to help could mean just one specialist is needed to complete the same screening safely and efficiently and it could even be more accurate. The world-leading trial tested the AI-supported mammography screening on 100,000 Swedish women over two years, and found cancer detection increased by almost a third without any increase in false positives. AI also helped to reduce the rate of breast cancer diagnosis by 12 per cent in the years following a screening."
The Independent covers issues from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech while keeping reporting free of paywalls and funded by donations. Routine breast cancer screening prevents an estimated 1,300 UK deaths annually and survival has improved since the 1990s. Current mammography typically requires two specialists and still misses some cancers. A large Swedish trial of AI-supported mammography on 100,000 women over two years increased cancer detection by almost a third without raising false positives and reduced later breast cancer diagnoses by 12%. AI assistance could allow one specialist to safely and more efficiently complete screenings.
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