Cancer leaders lay out an optimistic vision for how AI will enhance patient care

SAN FRANCISCO — Leading oncologists said this week that artificial intelligence will one day be as integrated into cancer care as it is in smartphones and self-driving cars — and that this is a change we should welcome.

Their comments, made at STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West on Wednesday, reflected an optimistic view for how the health care system can use AI across nearly all aspects of cancer care, from matching patients with clinical trials to predicting how they might fare on a…