The grant is part of a $5.9 million collaborative project between the Eppley Cancer Center; Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health’s Avera Cancer Institute in Sioux Falls; Trinity Health Cancer Center in Minot, N.D.; and Sheridan (Wyo.) Memorial Hospital’s Welch Cancer Center in Sheridan.
Under the project, the cancer centers will use genomic DNA analysis to profile breast biopsies from 1,000 breast cancer patients and identify the spectrum of each genetic mutation in breast cancer over the next three years, according to the release.
In addition, the cancer centers will provide patients with personalized cancer treatment options and enroll patients in the Eppley Cancer Center’s Breast Cancer Collaborative Registry. The registry collects information on breast cancer patients’ demographics, medical and family history, exposure history, diet, exercise, quality of life and course of treatment.
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