Want to Know Your Future Breast-Cancer Risk? Just Ask AI

sciart0
Sep 30
1 min read

Health-tech companies are designing models that identify patients at risk of developing cancer, and who might need more screening or preventive care

Quick Summary

AI models are being designed to predict a woman’s near-future risk of breast cancer using mammograms.
Clairity’s AI model received FDA authorization and can predict a woman’s five-year breast-cancer risk.
AI models outperform older risk-score calculators, but some doctors want more evidence of long-term impact.

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