At MD Anderson's Leukemia Center, personalized treatment for each patient could be done, by comparing, disease, genetic data, scans, treatment histories, and symptoms from the enormous medical bases. The development of personalized treatment plans, based on researching the above factors has not been extensive. Since it can take numerous researchers several weeks to analyze data and develop such a plan. (The Washington Post, June 27,2015).

But, what if a computer could do some or most of these functions i.e.,review patient's disease profile compared to other persons with a similar profile, treatment and outcome? To develop such a personalized treatment plan would involve analyzing: symptoms, observations, imaging(e.g. DAT scans, etc.), lab tests, published and private research, data basis, treatment histories, genetic data, environmental factors.

Enter "Watson"

"Watson", named after IBM's first CEO, is the nickname of an advanced computer, which comes closest to our concept of artificial intelligence. That is, read and understand natural language, research, develop and test hypotheses, and "learn" from it's experiences.

IBM is now training Watson to become a cancer specialist. Where numerous researchers may take weeks to develop a personalized treatment plan, Watson, potentially could do in several minutes.

Jho Low's, grandfather was Dx with leukemia in Asia. The Asian doctors worked with specialists at MD Anderson Leukemia Center to develop a personalized treatment plan. Subsequently, MD Anderson's Leukemia Center received 50$(USD) million, from Jho Low for integrating "Watson" into it's research and treatment program.

Where is the Watson computer for PWP?