Cancerfacts.com Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Cancerfacts.com has created an interactive website for cancer patients which will, among other things, analyze a user's medical profile against a database of peer-reviewed clinical studies. The result is a report setting forth treatment options, given the patient's condition, as well as information on side effects and potential treatment outcomes. Although there will be a Cancerfacts.com site, the company expects to make most of its money by selling its technology platform to various health care organizations for use on their websites.
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