Posted 3/20/2024, 11:01:00 PM
AI Tool Predicts Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects to Guide Preventative Care
- Doctors developed an AI tool to predict side effects like lymphedema in breast cancer patients after treatment
- The tool was trained on data from over 6,000 patients and can predict side effects with 73% accuracy
- It shows doctors the reasoning behind predictions to aid decision-making and explanation to patients
- Patients at high risk could get preventative measures like compression sleeves or alternative treatments
- Researchers hope to enroll 780 patients in a clinical trial and expand the tool to predict other side effects like skin and heart damage