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Chat GPT

Twine
Twine CSN Member Posts: 30 Member
edited March 1 in Esophageal Cancer #1

Many will have heard the name, but know little about this great learning resource. I was diagnosed with a stage 1b adenocarcenoma over 2 years ago and declined the default treatment of esophagectomy, opting instead for 3 then 6 month follow up endoscopy visits. I was declared cancer free at one point but then another tumour appeared in a different location and this time it was stage 2. I think that if I'd been aware of how good a tool ChatGPT is 2 years ago, it would have saved me an awful lot of hours trawling websites to try to make sense of the Data that may relate to my particular situation. This time I have been offered chemoradiation therapy after again declining an esophagectomy. The chances of 5 year survival are lower with chemoradiation therapy than with surgery but I'm happy that it should extend my current life expectation by a good way.

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  • RJ100
    RJ100 CSN Member Posts: 5 Member
    #2

    Be aware the AI is still young. I find by using several different AI search engines I can get a couple varying answers. Most are alike, yet not as deep in response. They're good but only as good to where they look..

    Use but use carefully and dig deeper!

    Wishing you the best!

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  • Twine
    Twine CSN Member Posts: 30 Member
    #3
    https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1721865#Comment_1721865

    Agree with the need to be careful. I've found it useful for verifying what I thought that I knew already.

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  • RJ100
    RJ100 CSN Member Posts: 5 Member
    #4
    https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1721904#Comment_1721904

    I do as well. I was able to confirm a new treatment system for my wife and a new screening method. What I do like from ChatGPT and to an extent, Google's AI (which may be ChatGPT reformatted) is reference material so you can confirm and dig deeper.

    Wish you well!

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  • Twine
    Twine CSN Member Posts: 30 Member
    #5
    https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1721933#Comment_1721933

    All still well with you i trust

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  • RJ100
    RJ100 CSN Member Posts: 5 Member
    #6

    I've walked away from ChatGPT. Seems there is too much bias to a direction to be of real use. This come from me testing it on another topic and finding it's results false or leading to false 'agreeing' statements.

    As with anything, be aware!

    I am sampling Grok and Comet right now. Both have shown me good results. Conet has limitation on privacy as I have learned, then again ChatGPT has no limatation on privacy…free game to sell.. Not liking ChatGPT at all.

    Wishing you well!

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  • Twine
    Twine CSN Member Posts: 30 Member
    edited October 21 #7
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  • Twine
    Twine CSN Member Posts: 30 Member
    #8

    As with everything in life Consensus is the word of course. I only mentioned ChatGPT as one of several resources available to provide information not generally easily available. Yes, these AI tools do get it wrong but that's where the consensus comes in. I always prefer to be the best informed person I can be 😊It would appear that you have similar tendencies

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