"If every patient has a different set of tumors, we can make a vaccine tailored to each patient."

And we will have many more results to report, especially about what happens after participants get their sequencing results back.

Everyone who smokes knows that they should quit in order to benefit their health, but what if you knew that your genetic profile made you less likely to suffer smoking-related health problems? Would you be less motivated to quit smoking?

We count everything that has happened this year as progress, knowing that working together leads to scientific breakthroughs and programs that ease patient suffering. For me, these successes not only help me shake off the blues, but they also fuel my hope that victory is imminent against this dreadful and frightening disease.