'Game-changing' cancer service approved for rollout
More cancer patients could receive genetic testing thanks to a new technique pioneered in Cambridge.
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"Without the test, I would have needed much more complex surgery, and it would have taken even more time to recover."
— Laraine Chung , Other
"This is truly game-changing for our patients and for clinical practice."
— Dr. Jeffrey Rubasingham , Academic
"Whole genome sequencing can make a huge difference to a person's cancer journey, and it's vital that we remove barriers to testing so as many people as possible can benefit."
— Dr. John Tadross , Academic
Key People
A consultant clinical oncologist who used the new approach for cancer testing.
A consultant molecular pathologist at CUH who pioneered the change in testing.
A 63-year-old carer from Peterborough who underwent Whole Genome Sequencing for her tumor.
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