In his own research, evolutionary biologist Todd Jackman usually studies the genomes of geckos and skinks. When a routine colonoscopy last year turned up a large tumor, his research took a personal turn. He decided to sequence his own cancer genes.
Jackman, 50, of Villanova University in Pennsylvania, asked the same question that troubles so many patients as they try to absorb the news that they have cancer: Why me?
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