The Fragmentome: How circulating DNA fragments in the blood can be used to diagnose cancer

About this episode

Dr. Trevor Pugh discusses the use of circulating DNA fragments in blood for cancer diagnosis.

Get to know our special guest Dr. Trevor Pugh! Dr. Pugh is a cancer genomics researcher and board-certified molecular geneticist at the forefront of precision medicine. As holder of the Canada Research Chair in Translational Genomics, he uses genome sequencing to understand causes of cancer, guide treatment of patients, and detect early disease using blood […]

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Trevor Pugh

Topics covered

• cancer diagnosis
• circulating DNA
• precision medicine
• genome sequencing
• early disease detection

Keywords

• cancer
• genomics
• DNA fragments
• blood tests
• precision medicine
• treatment guidance
• early detection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canada Research Chair in Translational Genomics