Mass General Brigham Study Suggests AI Can Predict Cancer Mortality from Patient Photos

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have published a study in The Lancet Digital Health proposing that a single photograph of a cancer patient's face, analyzed by an AI model called FAHR-Face, may contain measurable information about their mortality risk. The model, trained on over 40 million facial photographs, flagged a 21% higher death risk in a study of 38,000 radiotherapy patients. The findings suggest a potential new avenue for prognostic assessment, though further validation against established models is recommended.