Will Lung Cancer Recur? A Genetic Test May Provide The Answer
Monday, May 19, 2008 - 12:14
in Health & Medicine
The goal of developing reliable genetic tests to guide lung cancer treatment has taken a step forward. Researchers recently evaluated the ability of five high-risk genetic profiles, or signatures, to predict the likelihood that cancer would recur in patients whose non-small cell lung cancer was caught early and surgically removed.
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