Researchers using artificial intelligence to detect early signs of lung, pancreatic cancers

Lung and pancreatic cancers are very often difficult to treat, especially when the cancer has spread to other organs. Today, the five-year survival rate for lung cancer that has spread is 5%. Now a group of researchers have developed a system to use computers to increase a patient's odds. One of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment is catching it at an early stage before it has spread. "Something around 30% to 40% of cancers is missed during the early stages of screening," said Naji Khosravan, a PhD Candidate at the Center for Research in Computer Vision (CRCV), University of Central Florida.