Artificial intelligence played a vital role in detecting a woman’s bowel cancer.

A woman who participated in a study that utilized artificial intelligence (AI) to identify bowel cancer has been declared cancer-free after the disease was successfully detected and removed.

One of these studies involved Jean Tyler, aged 75, from South Shields as part of a trial at ten NHS Trusts.

During the trial, the AI pinpoints suspicious tissue that might go unnoticed on the part of the doctor performing the colonoscopy.

There are about 2,000 patients recruited per ten trusts of NHS.

Jean Tyler who was aged seventy five and was from South Shield; took part in the Colo-Detect study as part of a trail of ten NHS trusts.

During the colonoscopy the medic might miss some abnormal tissues but not in the case when the art is used as the AI flags these tissues up as potentially of concern to the medic during the trial.

The trial has also involved about 2,000 patients drawn from ten NHS trusts.

About a year ago, the AI identified several polyps and a cancerous area during Mrs. Tyler’s colonoscopy as part of the trial. Following the AI’s detection, she underwent surgery at South Tyneside District Hospital and has since made a full recovery.

“It was fantastic support, it was amazing,” she said.

Last year, I visited approximately three times and I was so well taken care of.

I agree to these research projects as I believe that they can improve conditions for everyone of us.

Colin Rees, professor of gastroenterology at Newcastle University, was the lead investigator in this study among his team of co-investigators in South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust.

Trial sites include North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, South Tees NHS Foundation Trust, Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

“It was incredible of the support I got,” she added.

It is one of a kind hospital, I visited it about seven times during the year and was so well treated.

The reason is my saying yes to these research projects, since this can make life a whole lot for everyone.

The research was directed by Professor Colin Rees who works as a gastroenterology consultant for the Newcastle University.

Additionally, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, South Tees NHS Foundation Trust, Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust, and Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are included in this trial.

Professor Rees termed it “world leading” for improving the ability to detect using AI, which is probably going to be one of the main tools used by modern medicine.

These results will be assessed as to what extent they may save life from colorectal cancer – the second most lethal cancer accounting for almost eighteen thousand death cases a year in the UK.

They will publish their results probably in the autumn.

Rees, a professor, commented that “the project has been world-leading in helping to improve detection”. In addition, he noted that AI is bound to be a powerful tool for medicine in the future.

Bowel cancer is currently the second leading type of cancer, and it causes approximately 16,800 deaths every year in the UK. Hence, these findings will be studied to find out ways that may help save lives from its second biggest killer cancer.

Publication is scheduled for this autumn.

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