Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) An artificial intelligence-assisted medical device that can detect polyps in the colon with a high degree of accuracy could soon provide even more precise diagnostic information to help doctors identify and treat cancers early.
EARLY WARNINGS: Colon cancer has been the most common cancer in Taiwan for the past 14 years, and improved detection would help save lives, a doctor saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
Annual deaths from breast cancer are on the rise, but screening alone can save 4,000 women per year, a doctor said, urging women to get screened.
If breast cancer is caught in its early stages, the annual numbers of deaths caused by breast cancer could be reduced by 41 percent, said Lin Li-ju (林莉茹), director of the Health Promotion Administration’s (HPA) Cancer Prevention and Control Division.
“However, since the [COVID-19] pandemic started, women have been reluctant to visit hospitals and clinics to be screened. Last year, 81,000 fewer people were screened than the year before,” Lin said.
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