AI in cancer care: 7,151 people share their hopes and fears
NCT ID NCT07526441
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how cancer patients, the general public, and healthcare professionals use and feel about large language models (like ChatGPT) for making cancer treatment decisions. Over 7,000 people from 30 countries completed a survey. The goal was to understand current usage, concerns about reliability and privacy, and expectations for the future of AI in cancer care.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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7,151 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Three cohorts recruited via the Prolific platform: cancer patients with a diagnosis within five years (n=2,316), general population members from the United States and United Kingdom (n=2,000), and licensed healthcare professionals with active patient contact (n=2,835). Stratified sampling applied quotas for age, gender, ethnicity, and education in the general population cohort.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * English language proficiency * Regular internet access * Registered on the Prolific research platform * For cancer patient cohort: self-reported cancer diagnosis within the past five years * For healthcare professional cohort: licensed healthcare practitioner with active patient contact * For general population cohort: resident of the United States or United Kingdom Exclusion Criteria: * Failure on embedded attention check questions (4 checks) * Survey completion time less than 5 minutes or greater than 60 minutes * Straight-line responding pattern detected by consistency validation algorithms * Failure of cohort verification procedures
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Technical University Munich
Munich, Bavaria, 81675, Germany
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