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ArticleCureus2025

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis.

Abdul Haseeb Hasan, Umar Abdul Rehman Khalid, Muhammad Ali Abid

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Abdul Haseeb HasanMedicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK.
Umar Abdul Rehman KhalidMedicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, PAK.
Muhammad Ali AbidMedicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer remains the most prevalent malignancy worldwide, posing a significant public health burden due to its high incidence and mortality rates. Early detection through mammography has been instrumental in reducing breast cancer-related deaths; however, traditional screening methods are constrained by human limitations, including variability in interpretation and resource-intensive workflows. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool in breast cancer diagnostics, leveraging machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and accessibility. AI applications in digital mammography (DM), digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have demonstrated improved sensitivity and specificity, reducing false positives and false negatives while optimizing radiologist workload. Despite these advancements, challenges such as data accessibility, algorithm biases, regulatory constraints, and clinical integration hinder widespread AI adoption. Addressing these limitations requires standardized validation protocols, enhanced interpretability through explainable AI (XAI), and improved clinician and patient education. This editorial explores the evolving role of AI in breast cancer screening and diagnosis, emphasizing its potential to bridge healthcare disparities and improve global breast cancer outcomes.

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artificial intelligencebreast cancerconvolutional neural networks (cnn)deep learning (dl)machine learning (ml)mammographyscreeningultrasound

Identifiers

PMID40109789
PMCPMC11922496

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