Computers could soon revolutionize cancer treatment. Researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands are categorical: software predicts better than a human being how a patient may react to treatment. Doctors could one day decide to rely on computers to help them choose the best way to treat a patient, says the newspaper. The Independent in an article dated April 22.
Scientists explain that the mathematical formulas used by machines are more reliable than a doctor’s judgment. In a study, researchers recorded the medical histories of 121 patients with lung cancer in software. The computer then calculated, better than doctors, the course of the disease over the next two years. He accurately determined how many people would not survive, how many would have breathing problems, and how many would have difficulty swallowing.
Dr Cary Oberije, who led the research, told the journal: “We know that there are a lot of factors that play an important role in the prognosis of diseases and that computers are able to combine them. Our study proves that it is highly unlikely that a doctor can do it better than software. “
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