Gene test promises cancer care gains
Cancer Research UK is to lead a nationwide testing programme designed to tailor each patient's treatment to the genetic nature of the tumour
Source: FT.com - Pharmaceuticals
UK tries out new model for gene testing in cancer patients
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By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind of genetic analysis that led Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to decide to undergo a double mastectomy. The project, involving the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London, the U.S. gene sequencing firm Illumina, geneticists and cancer doctors, aims to find a way to allow more cancer genes be tested in more people. Researchers announcing the 2. ...
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Breakthrough device heralds future of cancer detection:
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A big thinker’s $10M bet to cure cancer
Ralph Whitworth, an activist investor turned activist patient, was told 20 months ago he had four months to live after being diagnosed with cancer. He founded a nonprofit and is betting $10 million a team of researchers will find the cure to cancer. Ref. Source 1d.