IBM Watson for Oncology
What Watson for Oncology can do for your organization
Watson for Oncology combines leading oncologists’ deep expertise in cancer care with the speed of IBM Watson to help clinicians as they consider individualized cancer treatments for their patients.
Watson for Oncology is a solution that is fueled by information from relevant guidelines, best practices, and medical journals and textbooks. The solution assesses information from a patient’s medical record, evaluates medical evidence, and displays potential treatment options ranked by level of confidence, always providing supporting evidence. The oncologist can then apply their own expertise to identify the most appropriate treatment options.
Consume medical literature
Consume and keep pace with the growing body of medical literature, guidelines, trials, articles, and patient data.
Understand the data
Understand the longitudinal medical record and applying natural language processing and advanced cognitive algorithms to each unique patient case.
Generate insights
Generate a list of potential treatment options ranked by applicability—recommended, for consideration, and not recommended.
Review treatment options
Review treatment options and supporting evidence side by side to understand Watson’s rationale and quickly access the relevant articles and clinical data.
Watson for Oncology key features
- Extract key attributes from a patient's medical record
- Evidence-backed treatment recommendations
- Oncology domain knowledge
- Patient-centric insights
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“It is fast, thorough, and has the uncanny ability to understand how the available evidence applies to the unique individual I am treating.”
“Watson for Oncology will assist Manipal’s physicians in their goal to provide every cancer patient the most advanced, efficacious, and cost-effective treatment if they are seen by a Manipal oncologist anywhere in the Manipal network.”