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Noble goal, and I’d suggest the book Basic Immunology, but I’d also warn you, cancer might be a famously difficult disease, but the number of treatments is vast
by bionhoward 6y ago
Noble goal, and I’d suggest the book Basic Immunology, but I’d also warn you, cancer might be a famously difficult disease, but the number of treatments is vast, thus it is difficult to market a new one, because oncologists are overwhelmed by options. There’s an idea for your ML buddy: just imagine rather than make new treatments, you could help docs pick existing treatments from the sea of complex options...
Link to an article on the topic: https://medium.com/bit-pharma/how-do-you-deal-with-cancer-3e3316519c0b https://medium.com/bit-pharma/how-do-you-deal-with-cancer-3e...
- jl2718 6y agoI personally read Janeway in 2014 when I learned about the problem and started helping with ML models. But the fund isn't mine; it will be run by the leader in the field. He's already heavily invested in a nonprofit that provides physicians and patients with information about leading-edge therapies: https://www.ucir.org/ https://www.ucir.org/.