A new weapon in the battle against cancer: artificial intelligence

In today's hospitals and healthcare clinics, a new doctor's new assistant is now often on the job -- in the form of artificial intelligence. Whether it's analyzing medical images or guiding robots that assist with surgeries, AI is making steady inroads into our hospitals and clinics. Need an online nursing assistant or a watchdog that helps detect dosage errors? The advent of AI in healthcare is a promising trend in terms of both patient care and economic efficiency. AI can help us address a forecasted shortage of physicians, particularly in specialty-care fields, while containing the costs of caring for an aging and growing population.[1]