Project Summary

Batch details BIA- Sem- 3- 2023

Team members  Divyang Raj

 Smita Prajapati
 Ritu Chavda
 Tirth patel
 Sulaim Gena
 Neha Parikh

Domain of Project Health Care and Medical Technology

Proposed project title

Advancing Skin Cancer Detection through
Deep Learning

Group Number 4

Team Leader Divyang Raj

Mentor Name Professor. Assistance. Palwinder sir

Date:

Signature of the Mentor Signature of the Team Leader

 Abstract:
Skin cancer is the out-of-control development of unusual cells in the epidermis, the outermost skin layer,
brought about by DNA harm that causes harmful variations. These changes lead the skin cells to duplicate
quickly and form dangerous tumors. Despite consistent upgrades in medication, skin cancer is still an
issue. According to the insights by the Skin Cancer Foundation, one of every five individuals will develop
skin cancer by age seventy. The paper expects to plan a framework that will be adequately proficient to
distinguish the occurrences of different sorts of skin malignancy in the body by extracting significant
patterns from the dataset

Introduction:
Skin is the outer most region of our body and it is likely to be exposed to the environment which may get
in contact with dust, Pollution, micro-organisms and also to UV radiations. These may be the reasons for
any kind of Skin diseases and also Skin related diseases are caused by instability in the genes this makes
the skin diseases more complex.

Melanoma. Malignant Melanoma is one of the deadly and dangerous type cancers, even though it’s found
that only 4% of the population is affected with this, it holds for 75% of the death caused due to skin
cancer. Melanoma can be cured if its identified or diagnosed in early stages and the treatment can be
provided early, but if melanoma is identified in the last stages, it is possible that Melanoma can spread
across deeper into skin and also can affect other parts of the body, then it becomes very difficult to treat.
Melanoma is caused due to presence of Melanocytes which are present with in the body.

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Statement

Objective:
My skin cancer detection project aims to address a critical healthcare challenge by leveraging advanced
technology. By developing an accurate and efficient algorithm, we strive to provide early detection and
diagnosis of skin cancer, potentially saving lives. This project combines the power of artificial
intelligence and medical expertise to improve the accessibility and affordability of skin cancer screening,
especially in underserved areas. Through rigorous testing and validation, we aspire to achieve a high level
of precision in identifying malignant skin lesions, enhancing patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare
costs. Our project aligns with the global health agenda to combat skin cancer, making a meaningful
contribution to public health. Ultimately, our innovation has the potential to transform the way we detect
and combat this prevalent and dangerous disease.

Business Application:

 Collaborate with healthcare institutions, dermatologists, and telemedicine providers to integrate

the application into their workflows.

 Partner with educational institutions for skin cancer awareness campaigns.

Further Scope of the Project:

1. Better Pictures: We can use more kinds of pictures to make our skin cancer detection better.

2. Check in Real-Time: We can make a special watch or phone app that always checks your skin and tells you if
there's a problem.

3. Help from Far Away: You can talk to a skin doctor on the computer and show them your skin to get help, even
if they are far away.

4. Help Everywhere: We can make our project work in many places, especially in places where not many doctors
are available.

5. Help with Treatment: Our project can also tell you what kind of treatment might work best for your skin
problem.

6. Learning More: We can make our project even smarter by using more information and data.

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7. Learn About Skin Cancer: We want to teach people about how to stop skin cancer and find it early.

Challenges Presented by the Project:

1. Collecting high-quality and diverse data for training poses a significant challenge, impacting the
model's accuracy.

2. Ensuring that the deep learning model's predictions are interpretable is crucial for medical professionals
and patients.

3. Preventing overfitting and achieving robust model performance on new cases is a constant struggle.

4. Balancing ethical considerations, patient privacy, and regulatory compliance is a complex yet essential
aspect of the project.

5. Securing the necessary hardware and infrastructure for computational requirements can be costly and
demanding.

6. Bridging accessibility gaps and ensuring equitable healthcare access for all remains a pressing challenge in
implementing this technology.

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Timeline:

Methodology:
 Data Preparation: Gathering and cleaning the dataset to ensure quality and consistency.
 Creating a project and loading the dataset: Setting up a project environment and importing
the skin cancer dataset.
 Building a deep learning classifier: Developing a neural network model to classify skin
lesions as cancerous or non-cancerous.
 Tuning the model: Adjusting model parameters and architecture for optimal performance.
 Checking results: Evaluating the model's accuracy and performance metrics.
 Drawing Inferences: Using the trained model to make predictions on new skin lesion data.
 Code Access: Providing access to the codebase for transparency and collaboration.
 Deploying the model as a REST API: Making the skin cancer detection model accessible
via a web API for real-time predictions.

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References & Citations:
Dataset Citation:

 K Scott Mader. Skin Cancer MNIST : HAM10000.Kaggle.

https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/kmader/skin-cancer-mnist-ham10000

References:

Websites:

 World Health Organization. (2017, October 16)

Radiation: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation and skin cancer
https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-ultraviolet-(uv)-radiation-
and-skin-cancer
 Research on Skin Cancer Cell Detection Using Image Processing. (14-16 December 2017)
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8524554
 What Are the Different Types of Skin Cancer? (January 7, 2023)

https://www.everydayhealth.com/skin-cancer/what-are-the-different-types-of-skin-cancer/#:~:text=The
%20three%20most%20common%20types,can%20also%20affect%20the%20skin.

 Skin cancer detection: Applying a deep learning based model driven architecture in the cloud for
classifying dermal cell images. ()

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914819302047

 Proposition of Convolutional Neural Network Based System for Skin Cancer Detection.
(16 April 2020)
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9067865/authors#authors