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Study to look into how AI could reduce breast cancer diagnosis time

Google Health and Northwestern Medicine are to explore whether artificial intelligence could prioritise reviews of mammograms higher risk of breast
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New DeepMind AI ‘spots breast cancer better than clinicians’

Google DeepMind along with a number of partners have developed an AI model which can spot cancer in breast screening
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Outdated cancer IT systems ‘jeopardising patient care’

Responding to Sir Mike Richards' review into national screening programmes charities called for recommendations to be put in place “as
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Two trusts trial AI to diagnose breast cancer sooner

The trial aims to help develop, test and ultimately deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the breast cancer screening programme
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IT needs ‘radical upgrade’ to improve cancer screening, interim report finds

Professor Sir Mike Richards said new IT systems were “urgent priority” and booking an appointment needs to be as “simple
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NAO report concludes screening programmes ‘rely on complex IT’

Responding to the publication of the National Audit Office report, Meg Hillier – chair of the Public Accounts Committee – said it
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New online tool could help GPs predict woman’s risk of breast cancer

The calculator, which combines a woman's family history with lifestyle factors, is the 'most comprehensive method yet' to predict the
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Review into breast cancer screening problems uncovers IT challenges

The review is recommending that the IT systems used in the breast cancer screening programme are made simpler to use
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Trust in ‘Dr Google’ varies when it comes to breast cancer symptoms

A study, carried out by researchers from the University of Surrey, investigated whether women who sought health information online found
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Facebook breast cancer screening campaign proves successful

The local initiative, led by NHS Digital, resulted in a 13% increase in the number of women in Stoke-on-Trent attending
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