Machine Learning as a Tool in Investigating the Possible Role of Microbiome in Development and Treatment of Cancer

Abstract

In recent times, cancer has become a leading cause of death worldwide, and a need for new therapeutic methods to save lives has become an inevitable necessity. Microbiome and its composition have been a key area of interest among the scientific community. Microbiota appears to hold the key to the therapeutic outcome of cancer by modulating the anti-tumor activity of drugs. Furthermore, the genetic composition of the microbiota and its matching gene sequences in the oncogene has added a new dimension to cancer research. However, it requires adaptive learning techniques and high computational power to bring this research to light empirically. This paper explores the role of machine learning (ML), a subset of artificial intelligence (AI), as a tool to investigate the possible role of the microbiome in the detection and treatment of cancer.