In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama called for America to become “the country that cures cancer once and for all.” As a three-time cancer survivor (metastatic colon, metastatic melanoma and metastatic prostate), I can tell you that this “moonshot,” as Vice President Joe Bidenfirst called it, is a bold goal—but one within our grasp. Last week’s report from the American Cancer Society shows that cancer mortality is down more than 20% over the past 20 years. Many patients are living longer thanks to better...
" Privacy regulations are hampering the war on cancer , according to this Wall Street Journal opinion piece , with laws such as HIPAA causing a host of issues for researchers . including issues such as mandatory informed patient consent for data to be analysed . To truly beat cancer , it will be necessary to harness the big data collected by patients , including the treatment and taking into account a patient 's familial , genetic and personal history .