Predicting the Survival of Patients With Cancer From Their Initial Oncology Consultation Document Using Natural Language Processing
Never underestimate the power of words; often the unconscious choice of language has hidden meanings. This study using Artificial Intelligence looked at the initial report of oncology consultations and compared the language used with the prospect of survival for individual patients.
This retrospective survey took the data from almost 50,000 consultations and used a form of artificial intelligence called natural language processing, to search for certain key words or part words. The endpoints for survival were at 6, 36 and 60 months.
Using the key words which included “Palliat”, “No”, and location such as lung vs. prostate, it is possible to accurately predict that an individual patient may survive 6 months after diagnosis but not 60 months. This has significant implications for informed discussions about possible oncology care.
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