Artificial intelligence is being used to help predict when a patient with colon cancer is likely to experience nasty side effects from chemotherapy.
The technology can identify patients at risk of overdosing on medication which can lead to problems like infections, nerve damage, gastrointestinal issues and other side effects. 
About 70 percent of colon cancer patients who have chemotherapy experience an overdose because the only way to work out how much they need is based on height and weight, according to Western Health colorectal surgeon and University of Melbourne Professor Justin Yeung.
However, that doesn’t take body composition like muscle or fatty tissue into account, which can lead to different reactions….