Items Tagged ‘#Genetic Epidemiology and Risk Assessment Program’
September 27, 2017
A genetic approach to cancer treatment
By Sharon Rosen 
Article by Kristin Clift The medical community has historically defined and treated cancer based on where it is found in the body, such as the breast, lung or colon. So what has changed? The FDA has recently started to approve treatments based on the genetic makeup of cancer rather than where the cancer is located. […]
Tags: #cancer treatment, #CIMCon17, #DNA analysis, #Genetic Epidemiology and Risk Assessment Program, #Individualizing Medicine 2017, #targeted therapies, Advanced Cancer, cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA Sequencing, Dr. Alexander Parker, Genetic Testing