Machine learning in metastatic cancer research: Potentials, possibilities, and prospects.

ABSTRACT: Cancer has received extensive recognition for its high mortality rate, with metastatic cancer being the top cause of cancer-related deaths. Metastatic cancer involves the spread of the primary tumor to other body organs. As much as the early detection of cancer is essential, the timely detection of metastasis, the identification of biomarkers, and treatment choice are valuable for improving the quality of life for metastatic cancer patients. This study reviews the existing studies on classical machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) in metastatic cancer research. Since the majority of metastatic cancer research data are collected in the formats of PET/CT and MRI image data, deep learning techniques are heavily involved. However, its black-box nature and expensive computational cost ar

SUBMITTER: Petinrin OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106342 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature