Topic: Research News
Researchers used artificial intelligence to analyze data from Sweden's healthcare system. They found that AI can identify people who are more likely to develop skin cancer. This could help doctors detect skin cancer earlier and improve treatment.
A team of researchers analyzed data from the entire adult population of Sweden to find new ways to identify people at risk of melanoma, a type of skin cancer. They looked at information such as age, sex, medical diagnoses, medication use, and socioeconomic status. In total, they included data on 6,036,186 individuals, and 38,582 (0.64%) developed melanoma over the five-year study period.
The researchers worked with Martin Gillstedt, a doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy and a statistician at Sahlgrenska University Hospital's Department of Dermatology and Venereology. He said:
Implications
Researchers used artificial intelligence to analyze data from Sweden's healthcare system. They found that AI can identify people who are more likely to develop skin cancer. This could help doctors detect skin cancer earlier and improve treatment.
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260415043612.htm
Journal Reference:
- Martin Gillstedt, Lena Stempfle, John Paoli, Fredrik D. Johansson, Sam Polesie. Predicting Melanoma Impact on the Swedish Healthcare System from the Adult Population Using Machine Learning on Registry Data. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2026; 106: adv44610 DOI: 10.2340/actadv.v106.44610
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