Terminally ill cancer patients are giving scientists a precious resource to understand the disease: their own bodies, freshly supplied for autopsy.
The PEACE study
Wired
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Terminally ill cancer patients are giving scientists a precious resource to understand the disease: their own bodies, freshly supplied for autopsy.