Personal stories: Cancer research at The Jackson Laboratory

Why does cancer affect different people differently? What role might genetics play in treating or preventing the disease?

Rebecca Roach personifies the diverse and complex nature of this elusive foe. She is an interior designer and aspiring model who was diagnosed with an aggressive, therapy-resistant kind of breast cancer. "Why?" she wondered. "There must be a reason." http://genetichealth.jax.org/cancer.html

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Science & Technology

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• cancer
• breast cancer
• the jackson laboratory
• cancer research
• personalized medicine
• genetic health