Letters to the Editor

Response to "Personalized Medicine, Genomics, and Pharmacogenomics"

Deborah K. Mayer

genetic counseling, personalized medicine, genomics, pharmacogenomics
CJON 2014, 18(6), 618-618. DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.618

I would like to thank Andrew Blix (2014) for the much needed primer on genomics. All nurses need to have an appreciation for and an understanding of how genetics is revolutionizing cancer care.

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