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Table 1. Distribution of cancer targets for Category I genetic tests
| Cancer |
# of tests |
% of total |
|---|
| Breast |
12 |
24% |
| Prostate |
10 |
15% |
| Lung |
10 |
15% |
| Colorectal |
10 |
18% |
| Pancreas |
0 |
0% |
| Ovarian |
4 |
6% |
| Esophagus |
0 |
0% |
| Liver |
1 |
1% |
| Lymphoma |
0 |
0% |
| Leukemia |
2 |
3% |
| Other |
12 |
19% |
| Total indications |
*61 |
100% |
* Total # of indications may be greater than total # of tests in the database because some tests may have multiple indications.
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