JAMMU, Sept. 27 -- In a significant stride towards advancing precision medicine in India, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu has emerged as the first government-run hospital in the country to offer state-of-the-art genomic testing services at affordable rates to patients across the nation.
The initiative, a part of the AIIMS Jammu-4baseCare Centre for Advanced Genomics and Precision Medicine, was conceived earlier this year and has since made notable strides in clinical implementation. In a span of just a few months, the Centre has successfully delivered 125 genomic reports of cancer patients across more than 15 cancer types-including lung, breast, ovarian, and stomach cancers-marking a critical leap in affordable an...