BCDNet: A Convolutional Neural Network For Breast Cancer Detection

Yujia Lin, Aiwei Lian, Minyu Liao, Yipeng Liu

Published 2024-08-25Version 1

Previous research has established that breast cancer is a prevalent cancer type, with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) being the most common subtype. The incidence of this dangerous cancer continues to rise, making accurate and rapid diagnosis, particularly in the early stages, critically important. While modern Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) systems can address most cases, medical professionals still face challenges in using them in the field without powerful computing resources. In this paper, we propose a novel CNN model called BCDNet, which effectively detects IDC in histopathological images with an accuracy of up to 89.5\% and reduces training time effectively.