Automated Breast Cancer Diagnosis Based on Machine Learning Algorithms

There have been several empirical studies addressing breast cancer using machine learning and soft computing techniques. Many claim that their algorithms are faster, easier, or more accurate than others are. This study is based on genetic programming and machine learning algorithms that aim to const...

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Main Authors: Habib Dhahri, Eslam Al Maghayreh, Awais Mahmood, Wail Elkilani, Mohammed Faisal Nagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4253641
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Summary:There have been several empirical studies addressing breast cancer using machine learning and soft computing techniques. Many claim that their algorithms are faster, easier, or more accurate than others are. This study is based on genetic programming and machine learning algorithms that aim to construct a system to accurately differentiate between benign and malignant breast tumors. The aim of this study was to optimize the learning algorithm. In this context, we applied the genetic programming technique to select the best features and perfect parameter values of the machine learning classifiers. The performance of the proposed method was based on sensitivity, specificity, precision, accuracy, and the roc curves. The present study proves that genetic programming can automatically find the best model by combining feature preprocessing methods and classifier algorithms.
ISSN:2040-2295
2040-2309