Getting A Colonoscopy? Ask Your Doctor About Using An AI Copilot
Forbes January 7, 2025
Colon cancer is often preventable with timely screening. One way to be screened is through a procedure called colonoscopy, where a physician examines your colon with a camera to look for precancerous polyps. Unfortunately, some physicians are not as thorough as they should be and overlook growths they should be removing. It might be time to ask whether your doctor is ready to get help from AI.
To understand why AI might help, imagine you are choosing between two physicians to perform your colonoscopy. After explaining the procedure, the first reassures you not to worry, because pre-cancers are rare: “I discover polyps in patients like you only 10% of the time, and then remove them before they become cancerous.” The...