THERE’S a revolution brewing in the diagnosis of cancer that could dramatically change how doctors figure out which tumours are truly life-threatening – and need chemotherapy – and which are not.
In the Netherlands, the new diagnostic tool – called by various names, including gene expression profiling – is expected to be available for women with breast cancer this summer. In the United States, it could be several years before the technique is routinely available.
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