Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 6 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 May 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 12 May 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Cancer: Artificial Intelligence
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of AI on detecting cancer.
- Answer
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The Department is testing artificial intelligence (AI) in areas that cause the most harm to health and to our economy. Through the £113 million AI award, a number of technologies that support with cancer diagnosis have been tested.
In addition, the £21 million AI diagnostic fund is focused on technologies that support with lung cancer diagnosis, such as chest x-rays and chest computed tomography scans.
On top of this, on 4 February 2025, the Department announced that nearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a world-leading trial to test how cutting-edge AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier. The Early Detection using Information Technology in Health, or EDITH, trial is backed by £11 million of Government support via the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 50111
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Cancer Screening Artificial intelligence
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- 2025-09-05 22:24:48 +0100
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