Getting a suitable sample can be challenging depending on where the cancer is located.

However, lots of recent advances have improved which samples can be used, some as simple as blood or saliva.

Cancer genomics requires specialists to understand and provide results back to your doctor.

Occasionally the time to receive a genomic result can be longer dependant on the sample type, the test type and cancer type.

Lots of genomic data is generated from testing and this all needs stored somewhere both securely and in a place that allows large volumes of information to be stored and analysed easily. You can speak with your caregivers to understand this in more detail.