Blood test helps guide treatment and can impact quality of life for breast cancer patients
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 15:56
in Health & Medicine
Washington, DC -- With the goal of tailoring cancer interventions for the individual, researchers at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown have published the results of a prospective study that validates the use of a simple blood test to help doctors more reliably assess treatment effectiveness for patients with metastatic breast cancer.