Genetic Profiling Adds New Dimension to Breast Cancer Treatment, University of Southern California Study

Treatment for breast cancer has advanced in recent years by becoming more and more personalized. Not personalized to the patient, mind you, but to the particular tumors and cancer cells inside that patient. New tests are allowing doctors to figure out what genetic or biological factors are driving each individual woman’s type of cancer, and new therapies are being targeted to directly attack those specific factors.

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