Why an integrated network of genomic and clinical information on cancer is essential — Cancer Moonshot — Medium

"Several years ago, the Institute of Medicine issued a report calling for a knowledge network of disease to advance precision medicine rapidly in the 21st century. Indeed, there is no disease more poised and ready to integrate genomics and clinical information into a unified network than cancer. That is why we are so pleased that today the Vice President announced the launch of the Genomic Data Commons (GDC) as part of the Cancer Moonshot."