Why personalised medicine is so important in cancer care
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Why personalised medicine is so important in cancer care

Jennifer Sprinks Editor, Cancer Nursing Practice

The term ‘personalised medicine’ is becoming more commonplace. Just weeks ago, NHS England announced that thousands of people with cancer in England are set to gain fast-tracked access to trials of personalised cancer vaccines. The newly launched NHS trial ‘matchmaking’ service, the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad, will help find new life-saving treatments, and NHS England and Genomics England hope to provide up to 10,000 patients with personalised cancer treatments in the UK by 2030.

Cancer Nursing Practice. 23, 4, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/cnp.23.4.5.s1

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