Not Hair Loss News – New Gene Test to Quickly Scan for Cancer Markers
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Cancer patients will routinely be offered genetic tests to help determine the best treatment, under plans being developed at an NHS hospital.
The technique looks for dangerous mutations on 100 genes covering many types of cancer, meaning one simple test could be suitable for most patients. Women with cancers of the breast and ovaries will be the first to benefit at the Royal Marsden Hospital, before the test is expanded to other cancers.
Within three years doctors aim to have a system in place that could be used by almost anyone with cancer anywhere in the country, at a cost of a few hundred pounds.
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