  The internet has had a dramatic effect on the healthcare industry, allowing
documents to be saved, shared, and managed digitally. This has made it easier
to locate and share important data, improving patient care and providing more
opportunities for medical studies. As there is so much data accessible to
doctors and patients alike, summarizing it has become increasingly necessary -
this has been supported through the introduction of deep learning and
transformer-based networks, which have boosted the sector significantly in
recent years. This paper gives a comprehensive survey of the current techniques
and trends in medical summarization
