IBM is turning Watson loose on lung cancer, offering up a cloud-based service designed to let doctors from around the country find the best-possible treatments for their patients.
Via Alex Butler, Brian Shields
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Very exciting to see the leaders in tech partner with the leaders in cancer care. I believe the next revolution in medicine will be driven by technology and the front line health care and research institutes.
Aggregating and utilizing data intelligently will help clinicians and reseachers better provide care to the community. The lines between research trials and the standards of care may gradually blur as new technology driven treatment strategies emerge.
"Sloan-Kettering is also training Watson on 1,500 real-world lung cancer cases, helping it to decipher physician notes and learn from the hospital’s expertise in treating cancer."