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We are only going to make inroads in pancreatic cancer if patients are cared for in a developed:' ment comes when M.D. specific genetic "Unfortunately, only 6 percent of the DNA of each The best chance for successful treat­ Eugene Herman, cells, the mutations. "By sequencing and identifying the primary mutations for a specific cancer, we can identify the drug combinations most likely to be effective for a specific patient against a specific cancer:' In pancreatic cancer, damaged or from your visit to your phone calls . stem abnormal genes cause uncontrolled cell growth. 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