Predicting Breast Cancer in Chinese Women Using Machine Learning Techniques: Algorithm Development

Can Hou   ^{1 *} , MPH, DPhil ;   Xiaorong Zhong   ^{2, 3 *} , DPhil, MD ;   Ping He   ^{2, 3} , DPhil, MD ;   Bin Xu   ¹ , MSc ;   Sha Diao   ¹ , MSc ;   Fang Yi   ¹ , MSc ;   Hong Zheng   ^{2, 3 *} , DPhil, MD ;   Jiayuan Li   ^{1 *} , DPhil

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

² Department of Head, Neck and Mammary Gland Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

³ Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Clinical Research Center for Breast, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

*these authors contributed equally