Developing a Research Question

In the following post, I will pose a few research questions I may be interested in pursuing for the following project.

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Here are some research questions I may follow up on:

• What parts of cancer genetics may predict the return of breast cancer following the initial 'beating' of breast cancer?

• Breast cancer runs in my family, so knowing if there is a potential of its return based on genetics could help people live. I could potentially have breast cancer down the line. My grandmother beat breast cancer when she was 15, but it came back with a vengeance recently, and has taken a lot of her basic functions. It would help to understand the science behind her condition.

• How will knowing the cancer genetics of an individual change their treatment?

• I am interested in this, not only for what could have been for my grandmother, but for humans in general. I like knowing the reason things happen, and if things could be done to prevent that return of this disease, it would save so many lives.

• What does knowing cancer genetics of an individual achieve?

• I want to know every aspect of what this could mean for others who are going through the process, or potentially could go through the same process, because I enjoy helping people and knowing things, so this would satisfy two of my favorite things.