Researchers Develop AI Tool That Estimates Cancer Patients' Survival Chances From a Face Photo

Researchers have developed an AI tool that estimates the risk of death or the survival chances of cancer patients based on a single image of their faces. Coverage described its accuracy as remarkable for some people, and the findings raise the possibility of using photos to assess health status.

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• A single image of a patient's face was used to estimate their chances of survival, according to Bloomberg.

  «predict cancer patients’ survival chances by using a single photograph of their face»

  Bloomberg
• The tool aims to complement physicians' intuition and may be used to guide potential treatment.

  «complementing doctors’ gut instincts to potentially guide treatment»

  Bloomberg
• The researchers trained an algorithm to predict the risk of death for cancer patients, and its accuracy was remarkable for some people.

  «Researchers tasked an algorithm with predicting cancer patients’ risk of dying. For some people, it was shockingly accurate»

  Scientific American

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