Breast Cancer Breakthrough: Custom Care

All about the new way breast cancer patients can find tailored plans to help them beat disease.

By Renee Martin-Kratzer

From Reader's Digest

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Iris BioTechnologies is building a massive database to help women find the best treatment with the fewest side effects. The Santa Clara, California, company is asking cancer patients and healthy women to complete a survey, including family history and lifestyle details, at biowindows.com.

Iris will also create gene profiles from tissue samples sent in by doctors. The company can then tailor a treatment plan by matching clients to others with similar profiles who've successfully beaten the disease. No word yet on whether insurers will cover the customized plans.

Available: 3 months

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From Reader's Digest - October 2008

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