BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS APPLICATION

BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS APPLICATION: an expert system was developed for early detection of breast cancer. The system conducts a conversation with a woman who is anxious about breast cancer.

The conversation is divided into two parts: one is listening to the woman's symptoms regarding the breast then giving advice, the other is an explanation of breast cancer and how to detectit in its early stages. After listening to the woman's symptoms, the system presents its conclusion and suggests courses of action the woman should take.

The system is written in PROLOG on an IBM PC. The system was developed at the Dep.Epidemiol., Clin. Res. Inst., Kanagawa Canc. Cent.,54-2 Nakao-cho, Asahi-ku,Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefect. 241, Japan.

Morio, S., et al., An expert system for early detection of cancer of the breast, Computers in Biology and Medicine, vol. 19, no.5, pp.295-306, 1989.