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IBM's new supercomputer all set to join the genomic initiative to help develop treatment options for cancer patients
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The supercomputer will be used to scan medical journals, new studies and clinical records and correlate those with a patient's genetic mutations.
"Clinicians lack the tools and time required to bring DNA-based treatment options to their patients," said a statement from IBM and the Genome Center.
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Because Watson can continually "learn" from new data, the initiative aims to update databases that give doctors the best treatment options.
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"The real challenge before us is how to make sense of massive quantities of genetic data and translate that information into better treatments for patients.
IBM vice president John Kelly said: "Doctors will be able to attack cancer and other devastating diseases with treatments that are tailored to the patient's and disease's own DNA profiles."
The initiative expands the use of the Watson supercomputer in fighting cancer, following an alliance unveiled last year with health insurer WellPoint and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York to use "big data" to help treatment.
The supercomputer gained fame by defeating two human champions in the "Jeopardy!" quiz show.
Source-AFP
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