This computer program is not just good for this rare cancer, but it also helps with breast cancer and could help find other cancers early. It can make it faster for doctors to know what kind of sickness someone has and how to treat it best. The program looked at pictures from 170 people and was right about how bad the cancer was 82% of the time.
A woman who has this rare cancer said that this program could help her and others like her get the right treatment faster. Every year, about 4,300 people in England find out they have this cancer. The scientists want to use this program all over the world to help people get the best treatment for their cancer and to avoid treatments or extra tests they don't need.
Original news source: Scientists excited by AI tool that grades severity of rare cancer (BBC)
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– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. One student from a team comes up to the front and draws a word related to the article (such as "cancer," "program," "microscope," "treatment," "diagnosis," "technology," "scientists") without speaking or writing letters or numbers. Their team must guess the word within a set time limit. Rotate the drawer each round.
– News Reporter Role-play
Instructions: Students pair up, with one person acting as a news reporter and the other as a scientist who developed the computer program. The reporter interviews the scientist about their new development, asking questions about how it works, its benefits, and its impact on cancer treatment. After some time, they switch roles.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Pose a question to the class, such as "How do you think technology can improve healthcare?" or "Why is early detection of cancer important?" Students think about their answer individually, then pair up to discuss their thoughts. After a brief discussion, pairs share their conclusions with the whole class.
– Opinion Spectrum
Instructions: Write a statement on the board, like "Technology will replace many traditional methods in healthcare." Students line up according to how strongly they agree or disagree with the statement, with one end of the classroom representing 'strongly agree' and the other 'strongly disagree.' Select students from different points in the spectrum to explain their position.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Students work in small groups to discuss and write down predictions about future uses of computer programs in medicine, based on the article. Encourage them to think creatively about different types of diseases and treatments. After some time, each group presents their predictions to the class.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The computer program can tell how dangerous a rare kind of cancer is by looking at the pictures.
The computer program is better because it is much better at telling how bad the cancer is than when doctors look at a small piece of the cancer under a microscope.
The program can also help with breast cancer.
The program was right about how bad the cancer was 82% of the time.
The woman thinks the program is helpful because it could help her and others get the right treatment faster.
About 4,300 people in England find out they have this rare cancer every year.
The scientists hope to use the program all over the world to help people get the best treatment for their cancer and to avoid treatments or extra tests they don't need.
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Scientists have made a computer program that is really good at telling how dangerous a certain kind of rare cancer is by at from inside the body. This program is much than the old way, where doctors look at a tiny piece of the cancer under a microscope. The who made the program think it can help a lot of people every by making their treatment better. This computer program is not just good for this rare , but it also helps with breast cancer and could help find other cancers early. It can make it faster for doctors to know what kind of sickness someone has and how to treat it best. The looked at pictures from 170 people and was right about how bad the cancer was 82% of the . A woman who has this cancer said that this program could help her and others like her get the right treatment faster. Every year, about 4,300 people in England find out they have this cancer. The scientists want to use this program all over the to people get the best treatment for their cancer and to avoid or extra tests they don't need.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a computer program?
2. Do you think computers can be doctors? Why or why not?
3. How would you feel if a computer helped your doctor find your sickness?
4. Do you like going to the doctor? Why or why not?
5. What is cancer?
6. Why do you think it's important to find sickness early?
7. Do you think a computer can be wrong sometimes? Why?
8. How would you feel if a computer program could make you feel better faster?
9. Do you know anyone who has had cancer? How did they find out?
10. Would you trust a computer to look at pictures of inside your body? Why or why not?
11. What is treatment? Why is it important to get the right one?
12. Do you think all hospitals should use this new computer program? Why or why not?
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