Genetic screening can improve drug prescribing
Most people carry at least one mutation that can stop a drug working properly
PETER LEY, a retired civil servant who lives in London, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017. An operation to remove the tumour was successful. But the chemotherapy that followed caused a severe reaction that required a two-week hospital stay and a pause in his cancer treatment.
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