Deep Neural Network-Based Survival Analysis for Skin Cancer Prediction in Heart Transplant Recipients.

Heart-transplant recipients are at high risk of developing skin cancer, while Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) and Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) are commonly detected. This paper utilized the database from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to study the incidence rate of SCC and BCC among heart transplant recipients. Cox proportional hazards model and two deep neural network-based models were studied, and their performance were compared.