The first study of unique breast cancer mutations found in Arab women in the UAE will help doctors deliver personalised treatment to increase survival rates.
Research conducted on 87 women from across the region over five years, from 2016 to 2021, by the Emirates Cancer Society and Burjeel Hospitals is considered a breakthrough in the field.
Genetic mutations were analysed in women from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Syria and Tunisia.