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Detecting cancer using artificial intelligence

Detecting cancer using artificial intelligence

Update: 2024-06-25
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Experts develop a new blood test that could change the way suspected cases of bowel cancer are managed. At the heart of it is A.I. analysis to calculate a patient's cancer risk. We speak to the team behind the PinPoint Test. Also on Tech Life this week, period trackers and your personal data - find out how one app is promising to keep your information safe. Drones are being used to make childbirth safer in Rwanda. And listen to the aerospace students who have developed a new way to move satellites around in space.

Presenter: Shiona McCallum
Producer: Tom Quinn

(Image: A photo of a lab technician holding a blood sample. Credit: Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images)

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Detecting cancer using artificial intelligence

Detecting cancer using artificial intelligence

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