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How cancer doctors use personalised medicine to target variations unique to each tumour

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imageUnderstanding the DNA of tumours allows researchers to target treatment to each individual.Erika/Flickr, CC BY

The Children’s Cancer Institute in Sydney recently launched an ambitious program. From early next year, scientists will analyse the unique cancer cells of 12 children diagnosed with the most aggressive forms of the disease to find...

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