Big data essential to cancer 'moonshot'

WASHINGTON -- Joe Biden has worn many hats in the Obama administration, and he believes that technology will be crucial for the success of his latest endeavor: leading the effort to make a great leap forward in preventing, detecting and treating cancer.In remarks here at the annual Health Datapalooza conference, Biden said that it is essential for the various organizations focused on cancer research and patient advocacy to work more closely together, pooling data and resources to advance what th