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  • Oncology
  • Medical Informatics
  • Machine Learning

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  • Prostate cancer diagnosis often occurs at later stages, limiting treatment effectiveness.
  • Healthcare utilization data offers insights into patient health trends.
  • Early detection of prostate cancer is crucial for improving patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a machine learning model for early prostate cancer prediction.
  • To identify patterns in healthcare utilization preceding prostate cancer diagnosis.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of supervised machine learning techniques for this prediction task.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of healthcare utilization patterns for 2916 prostate cancer patients.
  • Examination of medical activity frequency and changes in the three years prior to diagnosis.
  • Application and comparison of various supervised machine learning algorithms, including XGBoost.

Main Results:

  • The XGBoost model, analyzing data 1-2 years before diagnosis, achieved the highest prediction accuracy.
  • Achieved a high F1 score of 0.9 and an Area Under the Curve (AUC) score of 0.73.
  • Identified significant changes in healthcare utilization patterns preceding prostate cancer diagnosis.

Conclusions:

  • Machine learning applied to healthcare utilization data shows promise for early prostate cancer detection.
  • The developed model can aid in identifying at-risk individuals for timely intervention.
  • Further research is warranted to validate and implement these findings in clinical practice.