Breast cancer detection 'up by 10% with use of AI' - study

Breast cancer detection can be improved by more than 10% with the use of an artificial intelligence tool, according to the results of a new study. The evaluation was led by the University of Aberdeen following an NHS Grampian project. The team assessed how the AI software could be used to support healthcare workers in the routine breast screening of more than 10,000 women, who could also then be notified of the results more quickly. Yvonne Cook, from Aberdeen, who is in her 60s, had opted in to the AI research - and breast cancer was detected and then treated. "I just feel incredibly lucky," she said. The study's findings will now be expanded as part of a further trial looking at the use of AI in breast screening at sites throughout the UK. The AI tool, called Mia, has been developed by medical technology firm Kheiron. It can flag possible small and hard-to-spot areas of concern on mammogram scans that can be missed by the human eye. The breast cancer screening study, published in the Nature Cancer journal on Tuesday, found it could increase detection by 10.4%. It also found it could reduce staff workload, and cut the time to notify the women affected. The research team described t