Overview

• Marly Garnreiter, 27, used ChatGPT in early 2024 to assess her symptoms, which suggested blood cancer, but she initially dismissed the result.
• Her symptoms, including night sweats and itchy skin, were attributed to anxiety following her father's death from colon cancer in January 2024.
• Medical tests at the time returned normal results, delaying a formal Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis until months later when her condition worsened.
• By March 2025, Garnreiter began chemotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma, a treatable blood cancer with an 81% five-year survival rate.
• Her case has reignited discussions on the role of AI in healthcare, emphasizing the importance of patient advocacy and balancing AI insights with medical expertise.