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New blood test could extend prostate cancer survival

A new three-in-one blood test could transform treatment of advanced prostate cancer by enabling precision drugs to be given targeting mutations in the BRCA genes.
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- @Matthew_MckewNS
Posted 27 June 2017 - 17:47
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