Accepted Manuscript Title: Current trends in machine-learning methods applied to spectroscopic cancer diagnosis Author: Martina Sattlecker, Nicholas Stone, Conrad Bessant PII: S0165-9936(14)00079-X DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.trac.2014.02.016 Reference: TRAC 14236 To appear in: Trends in Analytical Chemistry Please cite this article as: Martina Sattlecker, Nicholas Stone, Conrad Bessant, Current trends in machine-learning methods applied to spectroscopic cancer diagnosis, Trends in Analytical Chemistry (2014), http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.trac.2014.02.016. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.