Preliminary Screening for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Using an AI Chatbot as a Genetic Counselor: Clinical Study.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) is a major type of hereditary cancer. Establishing effective screening to identify high-risk individuals for HBOC remains a challenge. We developed a prototype of a chatbot system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for preliminary HBOC screening to determine whether individuals meet the National Comprehensive Cancer Network BRCA1/2 testing criteria.

Authors

  • Ann Sato
    Department of Genetic Medicine, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Eri Haneda
    GE Research, Niskayuna, NY, 12309, USA.
  • Yukihiko Hiroshima
    Department of Cancer Genome Medicine, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Hiroto Narimatsu
    Department of Genetic Medicine, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.