How is AI Shaping Cancer Research? 🔬

Series 4, Episode 2: Can AI help beat cancer? Artificial Intelligence is no longer science fiction. It's here and it's becoming part of our everyday lives. But what happens when AI steps into the world of healthcare? Could it actually help us beat cancer? In this episode we’re joined by Lara Lewington, a technology journalist and author of the bestselling book, Hacking Humanity: How technology can save your health and your life. Lara explains how AI is shaping the healthcare of tomorrow and how it could change the way we prevent, detect and treat cancer. We’re also joined by Professor Peter Coveney, from University College London. He discusses his work on digital twins – a virtual version of you that could help make real-life healthcare smarter and safer. We discuss the risks and benefits of AI and ask one of the biggest questions: could AI replace doctors? Discussed on today's episode: AI could improve cancer diagnosis – if we get these 5 things right: https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/10/19/ai-cancer-diagnosis-nhs-5-things-we-need/ Digital twins and Big AI: the future of truly individualised healthcare - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-025-01874-x Don't forget to like, subscribe and hit that notification bell to hear about new episodes 🔔 Is there a topic you'd like us to explore in future episodes of #ThatCancerConversation? Comment below! 00:49 Introducing Lara Lewington 01:49 How has AI impacted healthcare? 02:41 How AI is shaping cancer research 07:08 Will AI make personalised treatments cheaper? 08:52 AI and fear 11:00 Who are we giving our data to? 14:19 The future of AI 16:24 Audience Questions 20:40 Introducing Professor Peter 20:52 What are digital twins? 25:06 How are digital twins useful? 30:49 How could we use digital twins to help beat cancer? 34:05 Will digital twins replace doctors? Subscribe: https://youtube.com/user/cancerresearchuk Facebook: https://facebook.com/cancerresearchuk Twitter: https://twitter.com/CR_UK Instagram: https://instagram.com/cr_uk #Cancer #CancerAndAI #EthicalAI #CancerResearch #ScienceAndAI #LaraLewington #Health #Learn #CancerPodcast

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