Millions of breast cancer patients could safely avoid chemotherapy, study suggests

Millions of breast cancer patients could safely avoid chemotherapy, study suggests35 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlicia CurryGetty ImagesMillions of people with breast cancer could safely avoid chemotherapy as scientists have developed a DNA test that can distinguish between patients who are likely to benefit from the treatment and those who are not, according to the results of a trial. Trial suggests patients with a low test score could be treated with hormone therapy alone with near-identical outcomes‘Like Christmas’: woman’s relief after test finds she can skip chemotherapy Millions of women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy with a groundbreaking genomic test, according to the results of a trial that could transform healthcare guidelines worldwide.Treatment for breast cancer, the world’s most prevalent form of the disease, involves surgery to remove tumours.