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'Breakthrough' breast cancer test to be made available to public

The genetic test can accurately identify the patients who remain at risk following surgery for breast cancer – determining who would benefit from chemotherapy.

A NEW TEST for breast cancer, which has been hailed as a “breakthrough” by experts, is to be offered to all public patients who require it.

The Oncotype DX genetic test can accurately identify the patients who remain at risk following surgery for breast cancer, thereby determining which patients would benefit from chemotherapy.

It is estimated that the test could benefit as many as 500 women in Ireland each year.

The test was initially deemed too expensive to be made publicly available by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, however doctors argued that it could save money in the long-term as it would reduce the number of people seeking chemotherapy.

RTÉ reports that the test will be made available to public patients from this week.

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    Sep 18th 2011, 4:39 PM

    Hi Poetic Justice, thanks for pointing out the similarities, but the writing of this article was undertaken with reference to the statement from Wikileaks, the items on eBay and background knowledge of the Wikileaks story.

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