Artificial intelligence is more accurate than doctors in the diagnosis of cervical cancer

Sharjah 24 / AFP:

A study has shown that artificial intelligence could be more accurate than traditional doctors and exams, in the early diagnosis of cervical cancer.

This type of cancer is the fourth most prevalent in the world and, every year, 570,000 women, according to the World Health Organization.

In rich countries, advances in diagnostic and vaccination campaigns for cervical papillomavirus have reduced the number of deaths, but this is not the case in poor countries, where 90% of deaths worldwide have been lost. caused by the disease.

Mark Schiffman, a doctor at the National Cancer Institute in Washington, who oversees this study, confirmed that cervical cancer has become a poverty-related disease.

"We are trying to find simpler and more accurate ways to avoid infection through vaccines or simple techniques, such as a smartphone.

The doctor works with a scientific team that has been able to design an information program based on 60,000 images of the cervix.

Based on these images, the program can directly identify cells near cancer cells and has shown an efficiency of 91%.

For comparison, the doctor is careful in this work of 69% and the traditional examination of the accuracy of 71%.