As genetic testing races ahead, doctors are left behind
Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 02:21
in Health & Medicine
Tests can help physicians figure out what drug therapy will work best for their patients. But a large majority don't know how to use such analysis. Genetic tests that can help predict and refine a patient's response to drug therapy may be the first big thing in personalized medicine. But the vast majority of physicians doesn't know how to use them, a new...
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