Personalised DNA blood test ‘could be a game-changer’ in tracking early stage breast cancer progress

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Test analyses tiny fragments of tumour DNA in bloodstream

People with early-stage breast cancer can be treated with chemotherapy to shrink their tumour before having surgery to remove any remaining cancer.

 

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