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Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts | Devi Sridhar

Take a selfie to see how healthy you are: the idea is enticing and this new research is promising. But so many factors have been ignored The idea that a single selfie could predict how long someone with cancer may live sounds like an incredible breakthrough. AI is getting better at spotting patterns in medical data, but can it be used to reliably predict what will happen to an individual patient?…

Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts | Devi Sridhar

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