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

AI tool accurately predicts tumour regrowth in cancer patients

A CT scanner in an NHS mobile truck. While treatment advances in recent years have boosted survival chances, there remains a risk that cancer might come back
A CT scanner in an NHS mobile truck. While treatment advances in recent years have boosted survival chances, there remains a risk that cancer might come back. Photograph: NHS England/PA

Doctors and scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can accurately predict how likely tumours are to grow back in cancer patients after they have undergone treatment.

The breakthrough, described as “exciting” by clinical oncologists, could revolutionise the surveillance of patients. While treatment advances in recent years have boosted survival chances, there remains a risk that the disease might come back.

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