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Understanding genetic differences between breast cancer tumors is key to better treatment

  • Written by Jonathan Rennhack, Ph.D. Student, Michigan State University
imageThere are genetic difference within and between tumors. DNA sequencing image via www.shutterstock.com.

Breast cancer is not a single disease. It is in fact, a collection of genetic changes that all lead to the same outcome: a tumor in the breast.

This means that breast cancer patients can’t be treated with identical therapies. Instead,...

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