Medical informatics

Medical informatics is the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care. This field deals with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health and biomedicine.

Consequences of medical informatics:

·         Determining specific causes of cancer

·         Improvising early detection methods and rates

·         Designing more effective cancer treatment methods

·         To understand the effect of cancer on different population segments

·         Enhancing patient outcomes and reduce cancer recurrence