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Attitudes of patients with cancer about personalized medicine and somatic genetic testing.
Journal of oncology practice - 1 Nov 2012
Gray Stacy W, Hicks-Courant Katherine, Lathan Christopher S, Garraway Levi, Park Elyse R, Weeks Jane C
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PURPOSE: Dramatic advances in genomic technology stand to revolutionize cancer care; however, little is known about patients' understanding and acceptance of personalized medicine and widespread genetic testing (GT). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a formative, semi-structured interview study with a random sample of patients with lung, colorectal, and breast cancers to assess awareness of personalized medicine...
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