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Health · 5 hours ago

AI Can Predict Cancer Survival From a Single Face Photo, Study Finds

AI Can Predict Cancer Survival From a Single Face Photo, Study Finds

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US researchers at Mass General Brigham say an AI tool can estimate a cancer patient's chances of survival from one photo of their face. Trained on more than 40 million images, it found patients in the highest-risk group had over three times the death rate of the lowest. Published in Lancet Digital Health, the tool is not yet ready for routine hospital use, experts warn.

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