Application of big medical data in cancer diagnosis and treatment

With the extensive use of information technology and the development of big data techno-logy, the traditional treatment methods for cancer are not meeting our needs. The application of medical large data has now changed our tumor treatment model profoundly, but also brings a deeply cognition to the nature of malignant tumor. Development of medical big data analysis and management technologies are driving malignancy treatment model from " individual treatment" era into the " precision medicine" era, which allows us to change the prediction, diagnosis, treatment and monitor of malignancy. There are also a variety of challenges to resolve. Key words: Neoplasms; Genomics; Therapeutic uses; Big data; Targeted therapy