Problem+Research

Shrager, Jeff, and Jay M. Tenenbaum. "Cancer: a computational disease that AI can cure." // AI Magazine //Summer 2011: 14+. // Student Resources in Context //. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.Document URL []


 * 1) Cancer Kills Millions Each year
 * 2) There is no single cure for cancer
 * 3) It is a very hard problem to fin individualized cures for cancer
 * 4) It is expensive to try to find cures
 * 5)  For AI finding treatments for cancer is a high-dimensional search problem characterized by many molecularly distinct cancer subtypes, many potential targets and drug combinations, and a dearth of high-quality data to connect molecular subtypes and treatments to responses.
 * 6) Cancer could be hundreds or thousands of rare diseases

Freeman, Sara. "Daily low-dose aspirin cut cancer death rate 30%-40%." // Family Practice News // 1 Jan. 2011: 2. // Student Resources in Context //. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.Document URL []


 * 1) 674 cancer deaths occurred in 25,570 patients(during a test with a special treatment)
 * 2) With both lung and esophageal cancer, the effect of aspirin was limited to adenocarcinoma
 * 3) People on Aspirin have less of a chance to die than the people on aspirin.
 * 4)  Cancer deaths were more in the beginning of the trial
 * 5) the effect on gastrointestinal cancer was greater with aspirin

Drinking?, Someone's. "Prevent Cancer - How to Prevent Cancer." //About Cancer //. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. .


 * 1) Smoking and being around smoke can get you cancer
 * 2) Being in the sun too long is bad
 * 3) If you don't eat fruits of vegetables you have more of a chance to get cancer
 * 4) Red meat and animal fat is another way to get cancer
 * 5) Alcohol is a way to up you cancer risk
 * 6) Not exercising will help your risk of cancer go up
 * 7) If your family has a history of cancer, your risk can be quite high
 * 8) If you don't get check regularly, you might not even know you have it

Kim, Dr. Ben. "Thirteen Ways To Prevent Cancer." //Dr. Ben Kim .com - Experience Your Best Health //. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. .


 * 1) Too much salt is a way to get cancer
 * 2) Too much sugar is going to increase risk of cancer
 * 3) Not eating lots plant foods is not gonna help your chances of cancer
 * 4) If you don't know the difference between health and un-healthy oils, then you should learn...
 * 5) Heavy metal is a way to get cancer
 * 6) Dioxins are another way for cancer
 * 7) Pesticides can give you cancer
 * 8) Being emotionally stressed is not good for you health
 * 9) obese people have more of a chance to get cancer
 * 10) Asbestos can cause cancer
 * 11) Factory farmed fish also can cause cancer because they have PCBs in them
 * 12) VOCs can cause cancer too, any kind of volatile organic compounds.
 * 13) Tobacco, alcohol and recreational drugs can increase you risk of cancer

Apostolides, Anthony D., and Ipatia K. Apostolides. "The US cancer program and specific types of cancer, 1975-2007: a failure: part 2." //Townsend Letter// Oct. 2011: 68+. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 28 Oct. 2011. Document URL []


 * 1) The death rate for cancer keeps going up
 * 2) The amount of people with cancer is going up
 * 3) The amount of people diagnosed with leukemia is slightly going down
 * 4) The mortality rate from cancer is up to 5.8
 * 5)  The number of deaths doubled from 4471 in 1975 to 8056 in 2007