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A new AI tool accurately identifies appropriate head and neck cancer surgery referrals, aiming to reduce delays and improve equitable access to care for patients. This helps ensure timely treatment for head and neck cancers.

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  • Oncology
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
  • Health Services Research

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  • Timely referrals for head and neck cancer surgery are critical for patient survival.
  • Referral delays and misrouting contribute to late-stage diagnosis and healthcare disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Develop and validate a supervised neural network to predict surgical appropriateness at the time of patient referral.
  • Improve the efficiency and equity of head and neck cancer care pathways.

Main Methods:

  • Trained a neural network on over 200,000 de-identified patient records from national cancer registries.
  • Externally validated the model on 39 referrals using demographics, tumor characteristics, and stage.
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  • The AI model achieved 79% accuracy, 85% sensitivity, and 90% positive predictive value in identifying surgical candidates.
  • Model performance remained consistent across diverse demographic and socioeconomic subgroups.
  • A trend towards improved accuracy was observed in earlier-stage disease.

Conclusions:

  • An externally validated AI tool shows promise for streamlining referral triage in head and neck oncology.
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