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Who Is Watson Misdiagnosed

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Watson, a computer developed by IBM, is now being used in hospitals around the world to help diagnose and treat cancer patients. Currently, Watson is being used most closely at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York, but also at about eight other hospitals around the world. Watson was brought in to help oncologists with diagnosis because there was a fear that the doctors would not be able to keep up with all of the new medical materials coming out, that information was being improperly communicated or not being taken into consideration, and that about 20% of cancer patients in the U.S. are misdiagnosed. Watson is able to compile data from hundreds and thousands of pages of articles, medical textbooks, and journals to prioritize information

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