A substantial advance for screening of oesophageal cancer
Menée en Chine à partir de données portant sur 17 498 participants (âge : 40 à 75 ans), cette étude évalue la performance d'un modèle d'apprentissage automatique, intégrant des caractéristiques épidémiologiques et cytologiques, pour détecter un carcinome épidermoïde de l'oesophage ou un adénocarcinome de la jonction oeso-gastrique
Oesophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, causing 544 000 deaths in 2020. 1 The majority (85%) of these deaths occur in low-income and middle-income countries, especially in two large bands across central Asia and along the eastern coast of Africa; more than 50% of global deaths from oesophageal cancer occur in China alone. 2 In these high-risk regions, oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma comprises 90% of cases.
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology , commentaire, 2022