Cancer causes one in four deathsin the United States today.1
IBM Watson: Advancingthe War Against Cancer
The Pulse of the Problems
Paths to Progress – by mining data and sharing multiple treatment options,Watson provides support to help physicians decide the best treatments
$750 billionspent on healthcare inthe US is wasted.5
Symptoms: A Chronic Condition – cancer cases and costs are growing
of late-stage cancer treatment trials funded by U.S.government are abandoned because of inefficiency.240%
20% – 44% of cancer cases receiveinitial misdiagnoses.3
Cancer costs are climbing
a year,faster than standardhealthcare costs.415% – 18% 3x
1.5 millionerrors are made in the way medicationsare prescribed, delivered, and taken.6
Healthcare facilities and researchers must cut costs and improve care.
IBM Watson is charting a new course in cancer research and treatment.
Acceleratebringing new drug
therapies to market
Identifying evidencebased individualizedtreatment options
Improving communicationbetween physicians andhealth plans to speed
time to treatment
Focus on Watson
Uses natural languageprocessing and analytics
Demonstrates whereadditional data is needed
Providessupporting evidencewith every response
Speeds uppre-approval time
Can respond to questionwithin seconds
Sources:1 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.3322/caac.21166/asset/21166_ftp.pdf;jsessionid=0D6FD38060DC38F194B0B96AA4F2F0CF.d03t02?v=1&t=hfttjdrg&s=5f8cd7720cdc ba040035ada66119711ca9b50b522 Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, April 2010: "A National Cancer Clinical Trials System for the 21st Century: Reinvigorating the NCI Cooperative Group Program," Washington, D.C.3 http://talkabouthealth.com/how-often-are-breast-cancer-cases-being-misdiagnosed-and-what-exactly-is-causing-these-misdiagnoses-to-occur4 http://talkabouthealth.com/how-often-are-breast-cancer-cases-being-misdiagnosed-and-what-exactly-is-causing-these-misdiagnoses-to-occur5 Institute of Medicine6 NCCR
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