https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2022/04/12/gutjnl-2022-327211
I wanted to bring this paper to the attention of the Forum members. Colorectal cancer is now the fifth commonest cause of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, but patients often present at a late stage leading to poor outcomes. To meet this challenge, more efficient approaches to CRC screening and early diagnosis need to be developed. The authors discuss how artificial intelligence/machine learning tools could be leveraged to conduct population-based surveillance and improve the early diagnosis and prognosis of CRC. They also point to the potential for using such innovative approaches in other potential high impact areas such as maternal, newborn, and child health and the growing burden of non-communicable diseases in Africa.
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