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Tumour profile tests offer some hope to cancer patients
Studies have found them promising but further investigation is needed
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Tue, Mar 10, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Washington
WHEN Jen Morey was diagnosed with colon cancer in June 2013, her oncologist began treating her with a chemotherapy usually prescribed for that type of cancer. But after a couple of months, the malignancy was still growing, and rapidly. The therapy was failing.
So her doctor ordered a test to identify aspects of the tumour's genetic make-up that might be fuelling its growth.
