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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 30 > In gene tests, a promise of personalized medicine

In gene tests, a promise of personalized medicine

By Andrew Pollack / The Bulletin
December 30, 2008

For more than two years, Jody Uslan had been taking the drug tamoxifen in hopes of preventing a recurrence of breast cancer. Then a new test suggested that because of her genetic makeup, the drug was not doing her any good.

“I was devastated,” said Uslan, 52, who stopped....

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