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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

REVEALED: New artificial intelligence tool can accurately identify cancer | Vintage Vibes

Lung scan
Lung cancer is the biggest worldwide cause of cancer death, and accounts for 21% of cancer deaths in the UK. Photograph: Cultura Creative/Alamy

Doctors, scientists and researchers have built an artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify cancer in a development they say could speed up diagnosis of the disease and fast-track patients to treatment.

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. It results in about 10 million deaths annually, or nearly one in six deaths, according to the World Health Organization. In many cases, however, the disease can be cured if detected early and treated swiftly.

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