AI system learns ‘language of cancer’ to enable improved diagnosis

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A computer system which harnesses the power of AI to learn the “language of cancer” could help provide faster diagnosis, its developers have said.

Researchers said the system is capable of spotting the signs of the disease in biological samples with remarkable accuracy, and can also provide reliable predictions of patient outcomes.