Advancing Cancer Care: Predicting Mesothelioma Survival Time Using Deep Learning

Advancing Cancer Care: Predicting Mesothelioma Survival Time Using Deep Learning

ByHolly Zink

Cancer treatment is complex. Doctors need to estimate how long patients might live to choose the best treatments. New technologies like machine learning and deep learning have improved this process. These technologies are especially good at predicting how long cancer patients might survive. Novel Approach A new study focuses on a rare cancer called epithelioid malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Researchers have developed a new deep learning network to predict how long patients with this cancer might live. This new approach is more efficient than others because it doesn’t require manual note-taking. The new model was tested using clinical data. They included factors like the Peritoneal Cancer Index and whether patients received chemotherapy. The results showed that the model performed better than…

Machine Learning Could Lead to Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis
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Machine Learning Could Lead to Earlier Mesothelioma Diagnosis

ByAlex Strauss

A machine learning tool being developed by Google could lead to earlier mesothelioma diagnosis and better survival rates. That word comes from Google artificial intelligence experts who recently presented their research at a developer conference in California. Machine learning specialist Lily Peng told the gathering that advanced A.I. can detect lung cancers like mesothelioma before doctors can even see them. Earlier mesothelioma diagnosis would allow for earlier intervention which could mean longer survival for victims of one of the world’s deadliest cancers. Diagnosis Often Comes Too Late Mesothelioma is a form of lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure. It can take decades to develop, but It is usually fatal within 18 months of diagnosis. One reason is that earlier mesothelioma…