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Genomics' role in understanding cancer

Published 18 July 2022 posted in Elsewhere

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Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells showing the stages of cell division (starting with interphase at the top and progressing anticlockwise, the stages shown are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, early anaphase, anaphase and telophase).

NHS Cambridge University Hospitals has reported Rachel Gilbert's story of how whole genome sequencing provided her and her family with vital answers regarding her cancer diagnosis.

Gilbert was diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) at the age of 15. Dr Ramesh Bulusu, Consultant Oncologist at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said 'Sequencing helped us know how to do the follow-up and find a tailored treatment that would suit Rachel's particular type of cancer'.

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