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9 new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer

Lung cancer kills more people in the US yearly than the next three deadliest cancers combined. It's notoriously hard to detect the early stages of the disease with X-rays and scans alone. However, MIT scientists have developed an AI learning model to predict a person's likelihood of developing lung cancer up to six years in advance via a low-dose CT scan.
World Economic Forum
Person wearing a lab coat, goggles, and gloves looking at a screen atop a microscope.
Medical advances are continuing to help the world fight cancer.
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