Colon Cancer Detection using Data Mining

Abstract

In this ever-changing world there are many health issues, that humans have not been able to win over. Cancer is one such disease that has been for decades challenging the medical industry throughout the world. There are many stages and types of Cancer classified by the part of the body which is affected by the cancer cells such as Colon, Rectal, Lung, Prostate, Ovarian etc., Diagnosis of cancer is done by physical tests and few laboratory tests such as Computerized Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Test (PET) etc.,. While the mortality rate of Cancer is high all over the world, it is seen that detecting cancer at an early stage dramatically increase the chances of it getting cured. Data Mining and Machine Learning are playing a key role in detecting potential cancer patient’s way earlier based on their clinical reports. The various reports from the pathology lab and imaging facilities have been put through scientific models to alert the medical fraternity about a potential cancer suspect at a very early stage.