Oncologists Should Talk With Pathologists About Cancer Molecular Testing

As targeted therapies become more available, increasing opportunity exists to match treatments to the genetics of a specific cancer - but oncologists have to know these genetics in order to make the match, which requires molecular testing of patient samples. As government increasingly takes control of health care, the standard for such non-essential  tests is going to be set far higher for poor people but there were still be more of them, so oncologists are going to have to make sure that patients' samples are properly tested, helping to pair patients with the best possible treatments.  read more

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