Cancer is ultimately a disease of DNA – mutations in your genome influence your risk of being diagnosed with it, and may determine what happens during the course of the disease. The advent of modern DNA technologies, and particularly next-generation sequencing, is rapidly changing the face of diagnostics and treatment.
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