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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Andrew Gregory in Chicago

Groundbreaking genomic test could spare millions of breast cancer patients chemotherapy

A radiologist looks at mammogram imagery  to examine for breast cancer.
Researchers say the findings could reshape treatment for many patients with hormone-positive breast cancer. Photograph: Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images

Millions of women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy with a groundbreaking genomic test, according to the results of a trial that could transform healthcare guidelines worldwide.

Treatment for breast cancer, the world’s most prevalent form of the disease, involves surgery to remove tumours. Chemotherapy is then usually recommended when doctors believe there is a risk the disease will return.

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