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New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests

The Guardian Technology · 19 October 2026 at 23:30

New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests

System can estimate a person’s biological age and predict chances of cancer survival from a single photograph 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.

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New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests

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