The development of new, personalised cancer treatments could be good news for individuals with the disease.
Karol Sikora, medical director of CancerPartnersUK, said the observation of genetic mutations in cancer sufferers is helping scientists develop a map of the genome that could theoretically lead to patients having their DNA mapped to ensure they get a bespoke, effective cancer treatment if they develop the illness.
She commented: "The interaction of very fast sequencing and computer technology will come together to allow doctors very quickly to work out just what to do for each patient through their DNA."
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According to Cancer Research UK, more than 10,400 cases of malignant melanoma were diagnosed in the UK in 2006.
Malignant melanoma is now the most common cancer in young adults (aged 15-34) in the UK. Meanwhile, over the last 25 years, rates of malignant melanoma in Britain have risen faster than any other common cancer.
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