How liquid biopsies have made it easier to treat cancer

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The term “liquid biopsy” seems simple and almost self-explanatory. When we decided to do an explainer in response to some developments in the technology, even I thought it’d be easy.

That was not the case. Part of the problem was difficulty finding good sources. I was not becoming fluent enough by reading the literature and needed to talk to someone who could answer ground-level questions. This was shockingly hard to find, despite the amount of research that exists on this.

I probably did 5 or 6 interviews I couldn’t use before getting in touch with Amir Goldkorn, who made this story possible. Not only is his passion for the work contagious, but his ability to creatively communicate was very inspiring to me.

This story really cemented my passion for doing health stories that translate complicated research into accessible stories that people can use.