Artificial Intelligence could make cancer easier to treat

According to the World Health Organisation, cancer accounted for nearly one in six deaths in 2020. Cancer can occur due to mutations in oncogenes or tumour suppressor genes or both. However, not all mutations result in cancer. Therefore, it is important to identify the genes causing cancer to devise personalised treatment strategies. IIT Madras researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based tool, 'PIVOT', that can predict cancer-causing genes in an individual.