"If you sequence a cancerous tumor, you should be able to tailor the therapy according to the root cause of the cancer. But it has taken so long to do the sequencing - which also requires time to prepare the samples and interpret the deluge of data that comes out - that the patients are already undergoing therapy by the process if over."

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About Eric Topol

Eric Topol is an American cardiologist, researcher, and author known for work in digital medicine and genomics. He has led major clinical and translational research initiatives and written widely on the future of healthcare technology. He is a prominent public voice on medical innovation.

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