Identifying Lung Cancer Risk Factors in the Elderly Using Deep Neural Networks: Quantitative Analysis of Web-Based Survey Data.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is one of the most dangerous malignant tumors, with the fastest-growing morbidity and mortality, especially in the elderly. With a rapid growth of the elderly population in recent years, lung cancer prevention and control are increasingly of fundamental importance, but are complicated by the fact that the pathogenesis of lung cancer is a complex process involving a variety of risk factors.

Authors

  • Songjing Chen
  • Sizhu Wu
    Medical Information Innovation Research Center, Institute of Medical Information and Library, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College , Beijing, China.