Google Cloud, Hologic use AI tools to fight cervical cancer

Google Cloud and medical technology vendor Hologic, a women's health specialist, are working together on a new AI algorithmic approach to diagnosing cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. The World Health Organization (WHO) has targeted the disease for eradication. Hologic, based in Marlborough, Mass., in 2020 introduced its Genius Digital Diagnostic system, a digital cytology platform that combines advanced volumetric medical imaging technology and AI algorithms to help researchers identify abnormal cells in cervical and other cancers in women. Toward the WHO's ambitious goal, Google Cloud and Hologic in February 2021 unveiled a multiyear strategic collaboration based on integrating Google Cloud's machine learning (ML) technologies with Hologic's Genius system to significantly improve cervical cancer screening.