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Patient age may shape which mutations drive melanoma
Precision medicine for cancer seeks to match treatment to the genetic changes found in a patient's tumor. A new Yale study suggests that for melanoma there may be an important clue to consider: the patient's age.
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Precision medicine for cancer seeks to match treatment to the genetic changes found in a patient's tumor. A new Yale study suggests that for melanoma there may be an important clue to consider: the patient's age. In the study published Nov.
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