Researchers use new AI tech to improve polyp detection - eMedNews

When diagnosed at its earliest stage more than 9 in 10 people with bowel cancer will survive their disease for over five years compared with 1 in 10 when it's diagnosed late. The study is hoping to recruit over 2000 participants before September 2022. Colorectal cancer affects 1 in 15 men and 1 in 18 women in the UK with 16,600 deaths every year; it is the UK's second most deadly cancer. Bowel cancer starts when a polyp (or'adenoma') progresses to cancer, but it can be prevented if detected early enough. Colonoscopy is the'gold standard' assessment for bowel cancer and Adenoma Detection Rate (ADR) (which measures how many polyps the doctor removes) has a notable impact on bowel cancer outcomes.