Watson Solves Recipes Moves On To Cancer Research
September 26, 2014
People say that a diverse set of skills is beneficial for career success, but it seems that humans cannot compete with Watson as he segways from being a professional chef to taking his hand a the medical field. According to EWeek, “IBM, Mayo Clinic Tap Watson To Boost Cancer Trial Research.” The Mayo Clinic will use Watson’s cognitive computing system to match cancer patients with clinical trials appropriate to their individual needs. After the trial in cancer is complete, Watson will then move onto to her illnesses and assign patients proper clinical trials for that as well.
IBM says that assigning patients to clinical trials is one the hardest parts of the clinical research. The task used to be done manually, but the Mayo Clinic has over 8,000 trials going on at once and it can be overwhelming to guarantee positive results. Watson’s computing algorithms will sift through patient data and assign appropriate trials with better accuracy and consistency.
“ “In an area like cancer, where time is of the essence, the speed and accuracy that Watson offers will allow us to develop an individualized treatment plan more efficiently so we can deliver exactly the care that the patient needs,’ said Dr. Steven Alberts, chair of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic, in a statement. Researchers hope the increased speed will also speed new discoveries.”
This version of Watson was specifically designed for the Mayo Clinic. The hope is that Watson’s abilities will enroll more patients in clinical trials, which surprisingly many go unfilled or incomplete. Mayo Clinic only has a 5 percent enrollment rate, while nationally the clinical trial enrollment rate is 3 percent.
Go Watson go! Don’t take away jobs, but enhance them to make life easier, better, and longer for people.
Whitney Grace, September 26, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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