Cancer clinicians welcome AI that supports human expertise

MedicalXpress | Jul 15, 2026

Artificial intelligence is often presented as a threat to professional work, raising fears about deskilling, job displacement and the loss of human judgment. But new research involving health care professionals using AI in cancer treatment suggests a more nuanced story. The study, published in Sociology of Health & Illness, found that radiotherapy professionals were overwhelmingly positive about AI tools used to help contour organs at risk during cancer treatment planning.