Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
17
COLLABORATION IN CANCER
RESEARCH COMMUNITY:
CANCER BIOMEDICAL
INFORMATICS GRID (caBIG)
GEORGE A. KOMATSOULIS
17.1
Introduction 261
17.2
caBIG Collaboration Strategy: Overview 263
17.3
caBIG Collaboration Strategy: Community 264
17.4
caBIG Collaboration Strategy: Technology 266
17.5
caBIG Collaboration Strategy: Security 272
17.6
caBIG Collaboration Strategy: Support 274
17.7
Cancer Center Deployment 275
17.8
International Efforts and BIG Health 277
17.9
Conclusion 278
References 279
17.1
INTRODUCTION
Cancer in its myriad forms is the second leading cause of death in the United
States, exceeded only by heart disease. In 2006 alone (the latest date for which
complete information is available) 1,479,350 Americans received a cancer
diagnosis and 562,340 persons died of cancer [1]. Even within a particular
disease site, cancer is actually a collection of diseases that have different
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