Personalised cancer treatment for Australian children improves survival prospects, study shows

07/06/2024 3 min
Personalised cancer treatment for Australian children improves survival prospects, study shows

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Episode Synopsis

There's fresh hope in the fight against deadly childhood cancers, with trials of a new approach doubling survival rates for some patients. Genome sequencing is being used to better match treatment to a child's cancer driver genes in what’s called personalised medicine. Australian researchers say the outcome is the result of almost 10 years of work.

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