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Mother, 62, is diagnosed with world's deadliest cancer (Pancreatic) years in advance thanks to artificial-intelligence-powered blood test: 'AI saved my life, I won the lottery'
Daily Mail ^ | 4.25.2024 | Caitlin Tilley

Posted on 04/25/2024 6:10:29 AM PDT by libh8er

Like millions of people in the US, artificial intelligence was just something Dianne Balon read about on the news.

Little did she know the tech would come to save her life.

Despite being a picture of health, an AI-powered blood test in 2022 revealed that one of the world's deadliest cancers was silently forming in Ms Balon's pancreas.

It caught the tumor in its earliest form, before it had the chance to grow and spread, which is when the vast majority of pancreatic cancers are caught - at which point it's too late.

The results of the test provided a key 'piece of the puzzle'. The now-62-year-old went on to have surgery to remove the lesion that would've developed into 'full-blown pancreatic cancer,' according to her surgeon.

'I am incredibly grateful,' she told DailyMail.com. 'AI absolutely saved my life, I won the lottery.'

She revealed that even her surgeon was caught off-guard before the operation, telling her: 'Why are you here? We don't usually get to see people this early in the process.'

Ms Balon's cancer journey began in 2017 at a health conference, which she was attending through her work as vice president at a Canadian health insurer.

The mother-of-two, from Edmonton, Canada, saw a presentation by Molecular You, a Vancouver biotech startup that had just launched a new blood test.

It works by analyzing more than 250 biomarkers which even the most sophisticated blood tests available in most hospitals cannot detect.

The results are then run through a database by an AI program trained to look for subtle changes to immune markers and inflammation, amongst other things.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: ai; cancer; pancreas; pancreatic
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To: ConservativeMind

Strawman. Are you trans?


21 posted on 04/25/2024 6:58:38 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: z3n

So eone who has ai account should ask it if it really is ai or just software programming with a bias. Th3 answer should be interesting


22 posted on 04/25/2024 7:01:15 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: ConservativeMind
BTW, people who use the term AI to describe deep learning, machine learning and the like readily admit that what they call "AI" is changing so fast they don't know what to call it or how to describe it. Some are referring to it as a "digital organism" though it isn't actually "digital" or an "organism."

Whatever it is, it sure as hell isn't just "programming."

23 posted on 04/25/2024 7:02:34 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: libh8er
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24 posted on 04/25/2024 7:18:31 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: libh8er

I’ve heard that everyone has cancer cells all the time, but the immune system eliminates it. So-called AI should be turned on strengthening the immune system to function effectively against cancer and pathogens. In other words, focus on health, not doctors, pharmaceuticals, and the medical establishment.


25 posted on 04/25/2024 7:48:58 AM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free
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To: JohnBovenmyer

True. I would like to know the sensitivity and specificity of this test, and then calculate its positive predictive value. As you suggested, a test for a disease with a low prevalence that has a non-trivial false-positive rate will have a low PPV.


26 posted on 04/25/2024 8:00:57 AM PDT by riverdawg
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To: libh8er
My recent diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater mirrors pancreatic cancer and is treated in the same fashion with a Whipple procedure. The biopsy retrieved via an ERCP was "brushed" from the surface of the tumor that is blocking the bile duct where it passes into the duodenum. I don't have a "stage" yet. The visual observation suggests Stage II. CT doesn't indicate invasion of the adjacent lymph nodes. Once the Whipple is done, the tumor can go to the lab to discern cellular origin (intestinal/biliary/pancreatic). Intestinal origin has the best prognosis for survival. The biliary/pancreatic origin has a poorer prognosis.
27 posted on 04/25/2024 8:02:50 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: libh8er

I’ve had the privilege of working in that field of endeavor late in my career as a software engineer. We studied the proclivity of breast and uterine cancer in women. I think we accomplished some good things for mankind using support vector machine technology.


28 posted on 04/25/2024 8:09:30 AM PDT by kawhill (kawhill)
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To: lurk
Pancreatic cancer is the beast due to lack of detection. It’s too late for our family, but hoping for breakthrough and relief for others.

My classmate has pancreatic cancer treated with a Whipple procedure (and prior chemo/radiation). The Whipple wasn't 100% fix for him. His "clue" was development of Type 1 diabetes and severe weight loss. My ampullary cancer was heralded by a rise in liver enzyme ALP. The tumor blocked the path to my duodenum and caused the common bile duct to dilate from a normal 4mm to well over 17mm with bile backup into my blood. The path to detection started with a blood test in January. Sonograms, MRCP, CT, colonoscopy, transoral endoscopy and an ERCP have culminated on April 17th with a referral for a Whipple. May 16th brings a consult with the surgeon. The Whipple follows.

29 posted on 04/25/2024 8:10:50 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: RoosterRedux
My co-workers built a seismic analysis "AI" trained on externally provided data. The analysis normally requires about 8 hours for 4 PhD geologists to derive the desired answer. The "AI" built can do it in 2 minutes. I built a workflow that takes live seismic data, passes it to the AI an returns a result with a nominal round trip time of 4 minutes. It was a proof of principle for my customer. Successful demo of capability. The demonstrated analysis has been vetted by the geologists as accurate. It's a win for the customers.
30 posted on 04/25/2024 8:17:32 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Myrddin
Great comment. Amazing things are about to happen in many walks of life.

And perhaps some scary things too.

31 posted on 04/25/2024 8:25:16 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: RoosterRedux

And the opposing team has their AI go through the same material, but puts out counter arguments. Then determines which jurors to strike based on their clothing.

Your turn.


32 posted on 04/25/2024 8:28:25 AM PDT by stateofit
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To: RoosterRedux

The term “AI” is used differently than it once was. Get over it.

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It’s used as a marketing term now by just about anybody and everybody with software (even if it’s just a device with a chip and built in configuration), so I don’t have to “get over it”. I’m not going to cry or throw a tantrum because it’s not that important to me, but it’s a ridiculous mis-appropriation, and it’s not even common or colloquial parlance change, it’s commercial deceit. So I’m happy to correct it when I see it.


33 posted on 04/25/2024 8:42:15 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: stateofit

If opposing counsel is Alvin Bragg, AI might tell him he’s an idiot and his case is totally bogus to begin with.


34 posted on 04/25/2024 8:42:26 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: libh8er

AI is capable and has diagnosed forms of cancer by looking at X-Rays. However, the test cases involved looking at “skeletons” of black and white folks — still alive, BTWay. However, since the discovered cancers were exclusively in the blacks; the test was ruled racist. No whites were found to have those cancers.

The program was then cancelled.

Technology is routinely suppressed if it offends certain parties. Not unethical or hiding facts — just if someone’s FeeFees are hurt.

Imagine being on your deathbed and wondering if you’d be OK if someone had not interfered in the medicine applied to you. Imagine losing a child for the same reason.


35 posted on 04/25/2024 8:47:42 AM PDT by bobbo666 (Baizuo, )
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To: z3n
Everyone uses the term AI because everyone simply uses it...for lack of a better term perhaps.

Most of the people using this term are probably unaware of the marketing aspect (if any) of their work. It just emerged the way the word "car" replaced carriage or cart.

You seem to have an emotional investment in this matter (i.e., why are you offended by the use of the term "AI"?).

36 posted on 04/25/2024 8:52:38 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: RoosterRedux
The term "AI" is used differently than it once was. Get over it.

Nope.   Endless hype is not a good thing.

37 posted on 04/25/2024 8:59:04 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: higgmeister

Just out of curiosity, what term would you use to describe what folks are referring to as “AI”?


38 posted on 04/25/2024 9:02:46 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: libh8er

How white poop indicated I had pancreatic cancer.


Part of the headline at the article


39 posted on 04/25/2024 9:05:58 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: libh8er

The mother-of-two, from Edmonton, Canada, saw a presentation by Molecular You, a Vancouver biotech startup that had just launched a new blood test.


https://www.molecularyou.com/science

No information on how many false positives. There are many other factors involved in this one situation beyond this one test.


40 posted on 04/25/2024 9:11:41 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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