An artificial intelligence (AI) software that could possibly revolutionise pancreatic cancer treatment by early diagnosis, even before the tumor becomes visible on a scan, is currently being evaluated in a clinical trial.

A Mayo Clinic AI tool detected abnormalities on scans up to three years before the patients were diagnosed.

According to a research paper published in the journal Gut, an AI model developed by a Minnesota-based clinic was trained with CT scans of patients who were earlier being examined for other diseases but were later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

The research team then asked radiologists and AI software to review the scans and found the AI system to be three times more effective at detecting early signs of the disease compared to radiologists.

A radiologist at Mayo Clinic and an author of the study said they knew pancreatic cancer does not come all of a sudden in three months, adding, “We knew that signal was there. We just needed to find a way to be able to detect it.”

Pancreatic cancer has a five-year survival rate of around 13% and is on its way to become the second leading cause of cancer deaths by 2030; however, if successful, the deployment of Mayo Clinic’s AI software could improve early detection and treatment outcomes.

Early detection for the disease has been rare so far, but the Stage I patients had a survival rate of up to 40%. 

Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz have reportedly entered their wedding planning era after the singer popped the question recently.

The 31-year-old British musician and the Caught Stealing star, 37, are deep in consideration about the nuptials, which might span over two different ceremonies.

Following Kravtiz’s recent appearances with a rock on her ring finger, an insider revealed that the couple is currently in the process of having meetings to plan their big day.

“I know for a fact Zoë would want to do something in New York because of her dad, so if anything it’s going to be two weddings,” an insider told Page Six about Kravitz’s father Lenny Kravtiz.

They continued, “Dad still lives in downtown [Manhattan]. It could be at the Fouquet’s Hotel. If she does two [weddings] it would be one in London and one in New York. She would do downtown over Brooklyn, because he likes downtown and she would do that for him.”

They noted that the Watermelon Sugar High hitmaker has already impressed the rockstar, “I know Zoë put together the meeting with Harry and her father a while ago. They did a whole meet-and-greet. Obviously, Lenny loves Harry.”

Kravitz, they explained, highly values her father’s opinion and regardless of who she is dating, they need to get along with him.

While it hasn’t been long to the couple being together, insiders have previously shared how they were already “serious” back in December last year. Their recent engagement, and future wedding seems a natural course to follow.