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Studies of genes and proteins are leading to new diagnostic tools that can help detect disease earlier and with greater specificity.

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One in five Europeans suffer chronic pain, yet few treatments offer adequate relief. Mun-Keat Looi talks to researchers from the London Pain Consortium. 13/11/09
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Janet and her daughter Lucy live with chronic pain in their feet. See them visit the clinic of Dr David Bennett, a member of the London Pain Consortium. 10/11/09
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DNA arrays can be used to classify different types of cancer that may be difficult to distinguish by other methods. 27/08/03
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Large-scale protein analysis can identify cancer-related proteins that can be used as diagnostic markers and perhaps as targets for drug development. 02/02/03
"Diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of practice." Martin Fischer
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