Fighting Cancer with Artificial Intelligence – Towards Data Science

This August, I heard the words that no one wants to hear from their doctor: "You have cancer." I was diagnosed with a rare non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. After a tumultuous couple of weeks of testing and second opinions it was clear that my prognosis was good. The months of treatment had me thinking about my luck; even though I had to live with cancer, I was fortunate to have a good prognosis. I found myself pondering the age-old question, "is there some reason for this?"