Ethically Aware Dermatological AI
Abstract
The rising rates of skin cancer across the globe have needed the development of largely automated webbing tools that can effectively identify skin cancer at early stages. These early findings play a prominent part in defining the outgrowth of cancer- stricken individualities. Although former attempts exercising traditional deep literacy algorithms have proven feasible in performing skin cancer groups directly enough, they've proven problematic in that they frequently operate as" black box" algorithmsthat constantlyfail in furnishing equal results across different races or skin textures. The current study proposes an advanced complex skin cancer opinion tool that can effectively classify skin cancer as either benign or cancerous with remarkable perfection while at the same time icing that it operates in an equal manner across all races and skin textures. The skin cancer opinion algorithm of choice has been grounded upon a complex model that synergizes the capabilities of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) alongside Vision Mills. substantially, EfficientNet- B0 has been employed effectively alongside Vision Mills because of its capabilities in effectively landing original textures alongside complex vascular features of skin lesions while at the same time effectively landing contextual features alongside structural harmony using Vision Mills. This research takes a preventive approach to the ethical use of AI and equitable access to algorithmic resources while treating users fairly. We also recognize that there is a bias towards lighter skin tones in medicaldatasets. The Individual Typology Angle (ITA) is used as a colorimetric measure of skin tone, which does not rely on human observers, thus eliminating subjectivity or inconsistency in labeling. We will also balance the representation of minorities within the Monk Skin Tone (MST) scale by utilizing StyleGAN to createaugments of existing data so we can create high-fidelity examples of different types of pathology on the MST scale. This will result in a robust, unbiased structure for the diagnostic framework when dealing with diverse populations around the world. Finally, to bridge the gap between computational output and physician trust in the results, the framework offers a multi - layered approach to explainability. The use of Grad-CAM visual heatmaps allows physicians to see the morphologic locations that influenced the model's decision and to verify the model's reasoning for diagnosis. Additionally, we can reduce the risk of errors resulting from the automated diagnosis by incorporating MC dropout techniques as measures of uncertainty, enabling the systems to assess their own confidence level
Fields of Study & Subjects
Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
AI in cancer detection
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 247–254
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- EN