This AI software can tell if you're at risk from cancer before symptoms appear

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with one in eight women receiving the terrifying diagnosis in their lifetime. But researchers have now developed artificial intelligence software that can accurately predict breast cancer risk, which would enable doctors to closely monitor those most at risk of developing the potentially life-threatening disease. The AI program reliably interprets mammograms and translates patient data into diagnostic information 30 times faster than a human doctor, with 99 per cent accuracy. It was developed by researchers at Houston Methodist Research Institute in Texas. "This software intelligently reviews millions of records in a short amount of time, enabling us to determine breast cancer risk more efficiently using a patient's mammogram," said Stephen T Wong, chair of the Department of Systems Medicine and Bioengineering at the institute.