Predilife launches Mammorisk tests at the Veneto Oncology Institute – 23/11/2022 at 18:19


(AOF) – Predilife (specialist in innovative pathology risk prediction solutions for personalized medicine) announces the launch of Mammorisk tests at the Veneto Institute of Oncology. Located in Padua, this institute is the Veneto Regional Government’s Cancer Center. Wishing to offer a complete course from prevention to treatment, the IOV launched a call for tenders of which Predilife was the winner. The Venetian institute will now open a breast cancer risk prediction consultation based on this solution.

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