Balancing between A and I

Authors

  • Emma Skovgaard Pedersen Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University & Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4964-7824
  • Christoffer Johansen Danish Cancer Society National Cancer Survivorship and Late Effects Research Center (CASTLE), Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4384-206X
  • Mette Kielsholm Thomsen Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University & Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Danish Cancer Society National Cancer Survivorship and Late Effects Research Center (CASTLE), Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7308-3431

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226X.2025.43320

Keywords:

artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Precision cancer medicine, cancer diagnostics, treatment individualization, cancer management

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Published

2025-05-07

How to Cite

Pedersen, E. S., Johansen, C., & Thomsen, M. K. (2025). Balancing between A and I. Acta Oncologica, 64, 641–643. https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226X.2025.43320