Artificial intelligence detects high breast cancer risk in women given all-clear
Artificial intelligence detects high breast cancer risk in women given all-clear
Publish Date: 2026-03-03 18:31:00
Source Domain: www.abc.net.au
- An Australian-made artificial intelligence tool can detect women with a high likelihood of breast cancer who were otherwise missed by normal screening.
- The AI tool, BRAIx, identified women with the same or greater risk of developing breast cancer as those with BRCA gene mutations and is more accurate than current methods in determining risk.
- Unlike radiologists, BRAIx gives a personalized risk score between 0 and 99.9, predicting a woman’s likelihood of developing breast cancer over the next four years.
- Developed using data from nearly half a million Australian mammograms and verified with data from nearly 5,000 Swedish women, the tool outperformed existing methods by considering factors beyond age, family history, and breast density.
- Lead researcher Dr. Helen Frazer believes the AI tool could help reduce deaths from breast cancer, especially if screening starts at a younger age.
