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Leveraging the power of AI in cancer care

The role of Artificial intelligence in the fight against cancer

Kathrin Palder
Published on 6. April 2023

Cancer – the hidden pandemic. More than 18 million people are diagnosed every year, and this number is predicted to rise to 30 million by 2040.[1] At the same time, a significant shortage of healthcare workers is to be expected. Artificial Intelligence can play an important role in addressing these challenges and already today plays a key role in the fight against cancer – from early detection, decision-making and therapy planning to actual therapy and follow-up. 

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    By Kathrin Palder

    Kathrin Palder is an editor at Siemens Healthineers. 

    1. [1] https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/worldwide-cancer/incidence#heading-One (accessed Feb 7, 2023)
      [2] https://www.who.int/news/item/03-02-2017-early-cancer-diagnosis-saves-lives-cuts-treatment-costs (accessed Mar 28, 2023)
      [3] https://www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/AJR.22.27598 (accessed Feb 24, 2023)
      [4] https://www.wcrf.org/cancer-trends/worldwide-cancer-data/ (accessed Mar 10, 2023)
      [5] https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2018181371 (accessed Feb 8, 2023)
      [6] https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m4087 / https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2020/every-month-delayed-cancer-treatment-can-raise-risk-death-around-10 (accessed Feb 8, 23)

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