‘I rolled out a new AI skin cancer screening tool at my work – I never expected it to save my life’
How a workplace screening tool saved this office manager’s life
- Lynsey Robertson, an office manager, discovered she had malignant melanoma after trying a new AI skin cancer screening tool at her workplace in Preston, Lancashire.
- The AI system flagged a mole on her skin as high risk, leading to an urgent referral and subsequent diagnosis of an aggressive form of skin cancer.
- Mrs Robertson, who had previously ignored the mole, successfully underwent surgery and is now urging others not to dismiss changes in their skin.
- The AI technology, developed by Skin Analytics, uses artificial intelligence to analyse skin lesions and has been conditionally approved for use across the NHS, having assessed over 200,000 patients since 2020.
- The UK government aims to make the NHS the most AI-enabled health system, with health minister Wes Streeting supporting the use of such technology to provide faster and smarter patient care.