The trends and challenges in today’s cancer research include:

• Cancer patients are partners in their care with seamless access to their health care information across institutions and organizations in a manner that protects their privacy.
• Cancer is a shifting target as a complex series of multi-factorial symptoms and presentations.
• Cancer research is undergoing a revolution with a multitude of research disciplines and industries working to understand cancer etiology, detection, prevention and treatment.
• Individualized, targeted cancer care is an emerging reality to deliver the most effective, cost-efficient treatment to the patient at the most advantageous stage in the disease state.