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Biomedical Informatics for Cancer Research: Introduction

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Biomedical Informatics for Cancer Research

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Biomedical informatics encompasses a set of disciplines focused on developing, implementing, and perfecting the use of informatics and computational tools in biomedical research and clinical care. In this volume, we focus on a number of areas crucial to the establishment of state-of-the-art informatics methods and systems to support cancer research. We provide motivation for undertaking such developments and deployments, a quick overview of the field, and hopes for the impact on cancer treatment and survival in this introduction.

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  1. Division of Oncology Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Johns Hopkins University, 550 North Broadway, Suite 1103, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    Michael F. Ochs

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  1. Sydney Kimmel Comprehensive, Cancer Center, John Hopkins University, N. Broadway 550, Baltimore, 21205-2011, USA

    Michael F. Ochs

  2. USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Ctr., Eastlake Ave. 1441, Los Angeles, 90033, USA

    John T. Casagrande

  3. Wistar Institute, Spruce Street 3601, Philadelphia, 19104, USA

    Ramana V. Davuluri

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Ochs, M.F., Casagrande, J.T., Davuluri, R.V. (2010). Biomedical Informatics for Cancer Research: Introduction. In: Ochs, M., Casagrande, J., Davuluri, R. (eds) Biomedical Informatics for Cancer Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5714-6_1

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