Prostate cancer prognosis using machine learning: A critical review of survival analysis methods

Abstract

Prostate Cancer is a disease that affects the male reproductive system. The irregularity of the symptoms makes it hard for the clinicians to pinpoint the disease in the earlier stages. Techniques such as Machine Learning, Data Science, Deep Learning, etc. have been employed on the biomedical data to identify the symptoms of the patients and predict their stage and the chances of their survival. The survival analysis of prostate cancer is essential as it guides the clinicians to recommend the optimal treatment for the patient. Building an accurate model from electronic data using machine learning is quite difficult. This review article presents a systematic literature review focused on the area of prostate cancer survival analysis utilizing machine learning and other soft computing techniques. Through an extensive evaluation of the available research, we have identified and summarized key insights from the selected studies. A comprehensive comparison of various approaches for survival and treatment predictions in the literature has been conducted. Additionally, the gaps in previous research have been discussed, highlighting areas for further investigation and providing future recommendations. By synthesizing the current knowledge in prostate cancer survival analysis, this review contributes to the understanding of the field and lays the foundation for future advancements.