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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Harriette Boucher

NHS trials ‘trailblazing’ AI and robotics technology to spot lung cancer

Artificial intelligence and robotic technology could soon determine whether patients have lung cancer as the NHS launches a new pilot to help with quicker diagnoses.

The procedure, which is expected to be made available more widely in 2030, is being run by Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust and comes as part of broader efforts to expand lung cancer screening nationwide.

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