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How A.I. is helping doctors detect cancer

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May 18, 2023

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A study by Northwestern University predicted colonoscopies assisted by artificial intelligence could reduce future cancer diagnoses by up to 39%. NBC medical fellow Dr. Akshay Syal added through deep learning this kind of technology could detect cancer "better than the human eye" by about 13%.

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