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Her son was dying, but his rare cancer made it difficult to get the right drug - CBS News

Her son was dying, but his rare cancer made it difficult to get the right drug - CBS News

As knowledge about genetics advances, some doctors say cancers should be defined by their mutations, not the tissues where they manifest.

Eighteen months after his initial diagnosis, chemotherapy hadn't slowed 21-year-old Mason Henderson's rare brain tumor, which had spread to his spinal fluid. So he left his home in southeastern Texas… [+12152 chars]

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