A study suggests that a simple fingerprint test could potentially screen women for breast cancer. Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University analysed sweat on the fingers of 15 women using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation/mass spectrometry. The study, which included patients with benign, early, or metastatic breast cancer, applied machine learning and achieved a 98% accuracy rate in predicting the category of cancer. While current screening methods like biopsy and mammogram are effective, they can be uncomfortable and culturally unacceptable.
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this is great! a fingerprint test would also be cheaper and faster!
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Brilliant, this also demonstrates another ground breaking use of AI