{"id":96601,"date":"2026-04-29T13:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=96601"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:35:17","slug":"ai-detects-pancreatic-cancer-long-before-symptoms-appear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ai-detects-pancreatic-cancer-long-before-symptoms-appear\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Detects Pancreatic Cancer Long Before Symptoms Appear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Artificial intelligence has been trained to identify pancreatic cancer long before it becomes visible on scans, according to a new study<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This development offers the potential to detect one of the deadliest tumors at an early enough stage for successful treatment.<\/p>\n

The Redmod AI model was created by scientists at the Mayo Clinic in collaboration with colleagues. It detected subtle changes on standard CT scans an average of 475 days before diagnosis.<\/p>\n

Pancreatic cancer is rarely detected early because tumors do not cause symptoms and are often not visible on scans until the disease is advanced. More than 85% of cases are discovered when treatment is limited to symptom relief.<\/p>\n

The results indicate a potential shift in the approach to cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis time window is crucial, as such early detection can significantly increase the chances of cure and improve survival,\u201d the researchers write.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If the effectiveness of the new tool is confirmed in real-world screening studies, early-stage cancer detection could allow for surgical intervention or other treatments.<\/p>\n

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\u201cModeling shows that increasing the proportion of localized [pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas] from 10% to 50% would more than double survival rates. This underscores once again that timely diagnosis is the single most important factor determining treatment outcomes,\u201d experts stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Effectiveness<\/h2>\n

Redmod analyzes patterns on CT<\/span> images that are invisible to the human eye. It has been trained and tested on scans from over 1,400 individuals, including 219 patients whose early scans were deemed normal but later developed pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n

In direct comparison, AI significantly outperformed radiologists, correctly identifying 73% of cases versus 39% by specialists.<\/p>\n

For scans taken more than two years before diagnosis, the AI’s advantage was even greater\u201468% versus 23%.<\/p>\n

The model demonstrated stability across different hospitals and scanners. It correctly classified over 80% of images from people who did not develop cancer.<\/p>\n

Researchers emphasized that the tool could be used to identify high-risk patients. However, prospective experiments are needed before it can be implemented in everyday practice.<\/p>\n

Back in October 2025, Google, in collaboration with Yale University, introduced<\/a> a new foundational model with 27 billion parameters, designed to understand the \u201clanguage\u201d of individual cells.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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