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Shaode Yu¹, Mingxue Jin¹, Tianhang Wen²

¹School of Information and Communication Engineering, Communication University of China, Beijing, China.

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Selecting stable breast cancer (BC) diagnostic features is challenging. A new framework identifies reliable feature ranking algorithms, with generalized Fisher score (GFS) showing top performance for accurate BC diagnosis.

Keywords:

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Bioinformatics
Machine Learning

Background:

Breast cancer (BC) is a prevalent cancer in women, necessitating accurate diagnostic methods.
Selecting stable and powerful features for BC diagnosis from diverse data remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a hybrid framework for assessing feature ranking (FR) stability and its impact on cancer diagnosis effectiveness.
To identify robust FR algorithms and key features for accurate breast cancer detection.

Main Methods:

Evaluated the stability of 23 FR algorithms across four BC datasets (BCDR-F03, WDBC, GSE10810, GSE15852) using an advanced estimator (S).
Tested the predictive power of stable feature ranks with various machine learning classifiers.
Utilized generalized Fisher score (GFS) for feature evaluation.

Main Results:

Identified three FR algorithms demonstrating good stability across all datasets.
Generalized Fisher score (GFS) achieved state-of-the-art performance in BC diagnosis.
GFS highlighted the importance of shape features in image analysis and gene expression for differentiating tumor types.

Conclusions:

The proposed framework successfully identifies stable FR algorithms for accurate BC diagnosis.
Stable and effective features enhance understanding of BC and inform clinical decision-making.