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What role do biopsies play in personalized medicine?

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What role do biopsies play in personalized medicine?

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Bradford Wood, MD, senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health, explains how biopsies help doctors determine the unique characteristics of a tumor -- and use that information to personalize treatment.

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