India urged to adopt five-year plan for affordable precision cancer care
- India needs a five-year policy to make precision cancer care more affordable, healthcare experts said.
- Precision oncology uses a patient’s genetic and molecular information to help choose targeted treatments.
- Experts said India needs better access to genomic testing, targeted drugs and cancer data to expand such care.
- They also called for policy support, funding and stronger public-private partnerships to make precision cancer care accessible.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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