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Regarding cancer, we think you're right. That and possibly maintenance - for example, most prostate cancers are asymptotic for life if untreated. For slower cancers that are acquired in old age it can make sense to use less aggressive chemotherapies that maintain quality of life. We think that being able to monitor the development of the cancer closely and frequently is a key component of enabling future therapeutic approaches like that.


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