Why do cancer patients need genetic testing? Is this necessary?

Genetic detection of cancer cells refers to the genetic detection of a certain type of cancer to find out whether there are some oncogenes or gene mutations, so as to find the corresponding targeted drugs. It is necessary for cancer patients to do genetic testing.

Genetic detection of cancer cells is a necessary way to guide some targeted drugs to treat cancer. Clinically, patients' tumor tissues or peripheral blood, pleural effusion, peritoneal effusion, cerebrospinal fluid and other samples can usually be used for genetic testing, and the items required for genetic testing of different cancers are obviously different. At present, gene testing is emphasized in the treatment of breast cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer, especially in advanced cancer. At this time, if gene mutation occurs, corresponding targeted drugs can be used for some gene mutations, such as EGFR gene mutation of lung cancer, HER2 gene mutation of breast cancer, KRAS gene mutation of colorectal cancer and so on. These conditions can be used in conjunction with the corresponding targeted drugs, because there is a gene mutation, the effect of using targeted drugs is better than that of using chemotherapy, or more targeted drugs can be used on the basis of chemotherapy.

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