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Lung Cancer Prediction Presentation

This study explores the use of the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm for predicting lung cancer, achieving a high accuracy of 95% in classifying patients based on medical and demographic data. The research compares KNN's performance with other models, showing it outperforms Decision Trees, Random Forests, and Support Vector Machines. The findings suggest that machine learning, particularly KNN, has significant potential for improving early detection of lung cancer.

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Lung Cancer Prediction Presentation

This study explores the use of the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm for predicting lung cancer, achieving a high accuracy of 95% in classifying patients based on medical and demographic data. The research compares KNN's performance with other models, showing it outperforms Decision Trees, Random Forests, and Support Vector Machines. The findings suggest that machine learning, particularly KNN, has significant potential for improving early detection of lung cancer.

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Predicting Lung Cancer with K-

Nearest Neighbors (KNN)


A Computational Approach
Presented by: Hasham khan
Introduction
• - Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of
cancer-related deaths worldwide.
• - Early detection significantly improves survival
rates.
• - Machine learning techniques can assist in
accurate diagnosis.
• - This study explores the use of the KNN
algorithm for lung cancer prediction.
Objectives of the Study
• - Develop a machine learning model for lung
cancer prediction.
• - Use the KNN algorithm to classify patients
based on medical and demographic data.
• - Optimize KNN parameters to improve
prediction accuracy.
• - Compare KNN with other classification
models.
Methodology
• - Dataset:10,000 patient records including
demographics, medical history, and imaging
features.
• - Preprocessing: Handling missing values,
normalization, and feature selection.
• - KNN Algorithm: Choosing the optimal K value
for classification.
• - Evaluation Metrics: Accuracy
Results & Findings
• - The KNN model achieved an accuracy of
95%.
• - Performance improved with optimized K
values.
• - Comparison with other models:
• - Decision Tree: 92.5% accuracy
• - Random Forest: 94.2% accuracy
• - Support Vector Machine (SVM): 91.8%
accuracy
Conclusion
• - Machine learning, particularly KNN, shows
promise in lung cancer detection.
• - The model achieved high accuracy,
demonstrating its reliability.
• - Future work should explore deep learning
techniques for further improvement.
• - Integration with real-world medical
diagnostics can enhance early detection
strategies.
References
• - Moon K, Jetawat A (2024). Predicting Lung
Cancer with KNN: A Computational Approach.
• - Indian Journal of Science and Technology,
17(21): 2199-2206.
• - DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v17i21.1192

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