How Artificial Intelligence is Contributing to Cancer Care

This technology has enabled doctors to better detect conditions like epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease, and may transform the field of oncology more than any prior advancement. Although there is still much work to be done before AI becomes mainstream within medicine, professionals are considering this opportunity to be a major step toward advancing cancer care in the future. A challenge oncologists often face is learning how to effectively treat tumors over time. In an effort to combat this issue, a team of scientists from the University of Edinburgh have recently developed an approach known as "REVOLVER," which directly addresses evolving tumors that can become resistant to treatment over time. Through the use of AI, they have discovered a connection between repeated tumor mutations and survival rate, suggesting that specific patterns of DNA mutations could predict how cancers may progress in the future.