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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

REVEALED: New study finds simple selfie can help predict patients cancer survival | Vintage Vibes

A new AI tool can assess a person’s biological age using a simple selfie (Alamy/PA) -

A selfie can be used as a tool to help doctors determine a patient’s “biological age” and judge how well they may respond to cancer treatment, a new study suggests.

Because humans age at “different rates” their physical appearance may help give insights into their so-called “biological age” – how old a person is physiologically, academics said.

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