Many are split on whether AI is good for humanity, but a new AI-powered tool could prove revolutionary when it comes to cancer screenings. Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-detect cancers. It has a 13% five-year survival rate and is projected to cause more than 52,700 deaths this year, according to the American Cancer Society. An AI model developed at the Mayo Clinic could be the answer to improving those numbers since it detected abnormalities on CT scans up to three years before a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. A new artificial intelligence tool could detect a deadly cancer well before traditional scans find tumors or other signs. RFBSIP – stock.adobe.com The research, published this week in the journal Gut , evaluated scans of patients who had been screened for other conditions and later diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Radiologists and the AI model were tasked with reviewing the scans and finding early signs of cancer. The outcome?…