Clinical management where medicine meets management. Array of hope.
Routine use of genetic profiling for managing some cancers could soon be a reality. Its wider application in cancer care will require substantial public investment in research and development, IT and setting up a service infrastructure. The first commercial test kits for breast cancer prognosis have already been launched in Europe and the US.
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Public Health Genetics Unit, Cambridge.
D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics; D013222:State Medicine; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D006113:United Kingdom