Japan's major cancer research institution has announced plans to use artificial intelligence to diagnose cancer and decide the best courses of treatment for patients. The National Cancer Center said Tuesday that it will work with other organizations, including the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, to make a system for cancer diagnosis and treatment for trial use within five years. The system will use a database created from massive amounts of data accumulated by the center that includes genetic information and results of blood tests and diagnostic imaging, and also check relevant medical research papers, it said. The center plans to use the system for finding new markers in detecting cancer at an early stage and developing drugs to fight the disease. Similar moves to utilize AI in the medical field are already underway at various institutions nationwide.