Could AI Plus Lasers Help Catch Very Early Breast Cancers? [Video]

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A blood sample might hold clues to the presence of early-stage breast cancerTechnology that combines AI with laser spectroscopy spots telltale signs in blood that signal early cancersThe study was small, but the strategy might help detect a range of early-stage cancers

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Very early-stage breast cancers are notoriously tough to spot via mammograms, but new technology might make detection easier.

According to a new study published recently in the Journal of Biophotonics, Scottish researchers are combining AI with high-tech “laser analysis” to spot changes in circulating blood that could signal the earliest stages of breast tumors.

Innovations like these could end up saving cancer patients’ lives, said lead study author Andy Downes, a senior lecturer in engineering at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

“Most deaths from cancer occur following a late-stage diagnosis after symptoms become apparent, so a future screening test for multiple cancer types could find these …