Jaymie Knox didn’t even know what biomarker testing was before it was done as part of a biopsy of her lung.
But after it helped pinpoint the type of cancer she has – stage-four ALK-positive lung cancer – and the exact treatment she needs to keep it at bay, she wants everyone who would benefit from this diagnostic testing to be able to get it.
“I didn’t know it was a thing,” Knox said in an interview. “When you hear ‘cancer’ you automatically think chemo and radiation. You don’t know there are all these different and new and innovative treatments and ways to work with it that weren’t there before.”
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media
