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ArticleJMIR cancer2024

Artificial Intelligence as a Potential Catalyst to a More Equitable Cancer Care.

Sebastian Garcia-Saiso, Myrna Marti, Karina Pesce, Silvana Luciani, Oscar Mujica, Anselm Hennis, Marcelo D'Agostino

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Article in JMIR cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sebastian Garcia-Saiso *Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4455-3080
Myrna Marti *Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7228-6795
Karina Pesce *Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0514-0243
Silvana Luciani *Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3122-1258
Oscar MujicaPan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2893-4206
Anselm Hennis *Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2400-3463
Marcelo D'Agostino *Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6083-7713

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As we enter the era of digital interdependence, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a key instrument to transform health care and address disparities and barriers in access to services. This viewpoint explores AI's potential to reduce inequalities in cancer care by improving diagnostic accuracy, optimizing resource allocation, and expanding access to medical care, especially in underserved communities. Despite persistent barriers, such as socioeconomic and geographical disparities, AI can significantly improve health care delivery. Key applications include AI-driven health equity monitoring, predictive analytics, mental health support, and personalized medicine. This viewpoint highlights the need for inclusive development practices and ethical considerations to ensure diverse data representation and equitable access. Emphasizing the role of AI in cancer care, especially in low- and middle-income countries, we underscore the importance of collaborative and multidisciplinary efforts to integrate AI effectively and ethically into health systems. This call to action highlights the need for further research on user experiences and the unique social, cultural, and political barriers to AI implementation in cancer care.

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AIartificial intelligencecancercancer carecatalystchangechangescostcostsdemographicdigital healthepidemiologicalequalityhealthcarehealth systemmHealthmobile healthpublic health

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PMID39133537
PMCPMC11347894

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