AI algorithm could improve cancer treatment for thousands of patients
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Artificial intelligence (AI) could help diagnose and treat rare cancers faster than a biopsy, a study has suggested. Researchers now hope their algorithm could be applied to other types of the disease, potentially benefitting thousands of people every year. A team from the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research in London explored how AI could be used to grade the aggressiveness of some sarcomas. Sarcoma is a type of cancer that develops in the body’s connective tissues, such as fat, muscle and nerves, and according to Cancer Research UK there are 4,300 new case…