Tapping into the Cancer-Fighter Collective for Treatment [News]
In an effort to improve cancer care, researchers today announced plans to create a giant database designed to allow oncologists and scientists to share vital information. The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and Rutgers University, both in New Brunswick, along with IBM are developing a computer system that allows physicians and researchers worldwide to tap into the latest developments in cancer research and treatment; they envision it as a tool that will help doctors tailor the best possible therapies for their patients and let scientists track the success–or failure–of previous research.
In particular, the system will feature a digital database of microarrays of cancerous tissue against which new samples can be compared. This will let physicians and researchers study how similar cancers have been treated and which therapies worked best.
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