Google artificial intelligence 'beats NHS doctors at spotting breast cancer'

An artificial intelligence system developed by the NHS and Google could dramatically speed up diagnosis times for women with breast cancer, a study suggests. The "deep learning" system outperformed human experts in detecting breast cancer from x-rays. Integrating the system into Britain's breast cancer screening process -- in which a mammogram is read by two NHS radiologists -- could reduce the second reader's workload by nearly 90 per cent, according to the study. Women between the ages of 50 and 71 are invited to receive a mammogram on the NHS every three years. An x-ray of the breast tissue is used to look for abnormal growths or changes that may be cancerous.