A study led by investigators from the Mass General Cancer Center, a member of Mass General Brigham, in collaboration with researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, developed and tested an artificial intelligence tool that accurately predicted the risk of lung cancer for individuals with or without a significant smoking history.
Despite steady progress in reducing overall cancer mortality rates, cancer incidence in women is rising, according to the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer Statistics, 2025” report. Incidence rates in women 50-64 years of age have surpassed those in men, and rates in women under 50 are now 82% higher than their male counterparts, up from 51% higher in 2002. In 2021, for the first time, lung cancer incidence was higher in women under 65 than in men.
