[Genetic diagnosis and construction of its system--importance of the individual characteristics of cancer].

: Genetic diagnosis is necessary to correct mistaken cancer therapy. Today, the human genome project is rapidly progressing, and genetic diagnosis is also growing more diversely. To make genetic diagnosis truly useful in the treatment of cancer patients, we need to establish a new system which gives real benefit to the patient. One way to make such a system is based on the idea of focusing on the proper characteristics of individual cancers. In addition, we should never forget that the surgically resected tissue reflects the spirit and life of the patient.