aceNew AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests
Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict a cancer patient’s chances of survival from a single photograph of their face. The AI system was custom-built by experts at Mass General Brigham, a nonprofit, integrated academic healthcare system in Massachusetts, to estimate biological age and directly predict survival outcomes in patients diagnosed with cancer. It is one of the most comprehensive demonstrations to date of how AI analysis of a selfie could help assess a patient’s health an…
AI models trained on over 40 million face images estimated biological age and predicted cancer survival, stratifying mortality risk among US radiotherapy patients and potentially supporting personalised treatment decisions.
Doctors cautioned that more research is needed before the tool could be widely used.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-10-19
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