Alibaba AI Detects Deadly Cancers Doctors Miss, Saves Lives in China
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Firstpost•05-01-2026, 11:30
Alibaba AI Detects Deadly Cancers Doctors Miss, Saves Lives in China
- •Alibaba's AI model, PANDA, is successfully detecting pancreatic cancer early, often before symptoms appear.
- •The AI uses low-detail noncontrast CT scans, bridging a gap where traditional methods are either too risky or not detailed enough.
- •In a clinical trial at Affiliated People’s Hospital of Ningbo University, PANDA analyzed over 180,000 scans.
- •It identified about two dozen pancreatic cancer cases, with 14 detected at an early, treatable stage.
- •Doctors credit the AI with saving lives by flagging cases initially missed by human review, like Qiu Sijun's.
Why It Matters: Alibaba's PANDA AI revolutionizes early pancreatic cancer detection, improving survival chances.
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