AI detection not automatically better for colorectal cancer screening in Lynch syndrome, study shows

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Add as preferred source Dr. Robert Hüneburg (left) and Prof. Dr. Jacob Nattermann of the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) studied whether AI can improve colorectal cancer screening in people with Lynch syndrome. Credit: Aljoscha Mismas/University of Bonn People with Lynch syndrome, the most common hereditary predisposition to colorectal cancer, face a markedly increased cancer risk and therefore undergo regular colonoscopies. Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn, the University of Leipzig, and Amsterdam UMC investigated whether artificial intelligence improves the detection of precancerous lesions. Their findings show that, in specialized centers, AI provided no significant additional benefit. The study was published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology .