New study finds ‘simple selfie’ can help predict patients’ cancer survival

The new FaceAge AI tool can estimate a person’s biological age, as opposed to their actual age

A new AI tool can assess a person’s biological age using a simple selfie (Alamy/PA)

A selfie can be used as a tool to help doctors determine a patient’s “biological age” and judge how well they may respond to cancer treatment, a new study suggests.

Because humans age at “different rates” their physical appearance may help give insights into their so-called “biological age” – how old a person is physiologically, academics said.