Gut feeling: AI tool predicts stomach cancer risk up to 3 years prior to diagnosis

By leveraging data from over 10 million veterans, a new AI tool accurately predicts risk of esophageal cancer up to 3 years before diagnosis.  Research scientists from the Kettles Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research (MI, USA) have developed a new AI tool to accurately predict the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma in patients years before diagnosis. The technology utilizes patient electronic health records to analyze risk based on patient demographics, medical history and routine laboratory findings, among other factors. Esophageal cancer, characterized by limited treatment options and poor survival rates, primarily manifests as either squamous cell...