FDA Approves Blood Test Which May Let Some Cancer Patients Avoid Additional Biopsies

Published Aug 29, 2020

FDA Approves Blood Test Which May Let Some Cancer Patients Avoid Additional Biopsies

Foundation Medicine just got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to launch a new blood test which could eliminate the fuss of additional biopsies and determine treatment faster.

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