Malaysia's not-for-profit lung cancer organization has successfully diagnosed and treated the country’s first lung cancer case identified using artificial intelligence (AI). This milestone was reached in collaboration with a reputed British-Swedish biotechnology company. The case involved an asymptomatic 67-year-old male smoker who underwent a routine health screening. An AI-enabled X-ray revealed a suspicious lesion in his upper left lung.
To further investigate the lesion, a medical team conducted carcinoembryonic antigen tumor marker and biopsy tests and confirmed the existence of primary lung cancer . After confirming that the cancer was not metastatic using staging scans, the team swiftly performed upper lobectomy and lymph node dissection using a minimally invasive surgical procedure. Following the successful surgery, the patient was discharged three days later. The medical team…
