9 Computer programs for aiding in the detection, recognition, evaluation, diagnosis and characterization of cancer, for aiding for the treatment and prevention of cancer, for searching for similar cases in databases or archiving systems, and for generating analytical or diagnostic reports; software for aiding in the detection, recognition, evaluation, diagnosis and characterization of cancer, for aiding for the treatment and prevention of cancer, for searching for similar cases in databases or archiving systems, and for generating analytical or diagnostic reports; recorded computer programs regardless of the medium for aiding in the detection, recognition, evaluation, diagnosis and characterization of cancer, for aiding for the treatment and prevention of cancer, for searching for similar cases in databases or archiving systems, and for generating analytical or diagnostic reports; pre-recorded magnetic, electronic, optical, magneto-optical data media, memory cards, CD-ROMs, digital videodisks featuring information on cancer; pre-recorded optical disks featuring information on cancer; pre-recorded magneto-optical disks featuring information on cancer; pre-recorded magnetic tapes featuring information on cancer; downloadable or non-downloadable software for aiding in the detection, recognition, evaluation, diagnosis and characterization of cancer, for aiding for the treatment and prevention of cancer, for searching for similar cases in databases or archiving systems, and for generating analytical or diagnostic reports; computer programs and software used for the acquisition, visualization, processing, exploitation, annotation, storage, searching, dissemination and printing of all types of medical data, especially of images obtained by a radiographic means by X-ray, scanner, petscan, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance, tomography for the purpose of cancer screening, diagnosis or treatment, in the medical, surgical and health field and in cancer research; apparatus for recording, transmission and reproduction of sound or images; data processing equipment for processing information, computers