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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

‘Like Christmas’: woman’s relief after test finds she can skip chemotherapy

Karen Bonham in a blue top stands behind a large floral arrangement in a garden setting
Dreading chemotherapy, Karen Bonham agreed to join the Optima trial after undergoing surgery. Photograph: Supplied

A landmark study shows millions of women with breast cancer could skip chemotherapy thanks to a genomic test that determines who needs the treatment and who doesn’t.

The randomised international trial specifically looked at whether the test could identify those patients who would not benefit from chemotherapy, and then see if they could safely avoid it.

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