TESTING TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTICS COMPANIES COULD TURN CANCER INTO 'A CHRONIC CONDITION LIKE AIDS'

A subset of various cancers are known to stem from inherited mutations, as is the case with the 5 to 10 per cent of breast cancers linked to mutations in the BRCA genes that a test developed by Myriad Genetics detects. Financial Times (http://news.ft.com/cms/s/cdaa79c2-c829-11da-a377-0000779e2340.html)