Memo HPP--d1-7 Stanford Heuristic Programming Project

We describe an oncology protocol management system, named ONCOCIN, that is designed to assist physicians in the treatment of cancer patients. The system is a set of related programs, one of which is a rule-based reasoner that encompasses the necessary knowledge of cancer chemotherapy. Representation and control techniques are dizcussed, and ONCOCIN is contra7ted with:qstems that could be built using EMYCIN. Of particular Interest is the need to provide ONCOCIN with an interface that will make the system acceptable to oncologists.