LucyL
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This study: "Massive genome study unlocks secrets of how cancers form"
the key quotes from the article:
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But the benefits! More incredibly expensive lethal tests and treatments, even earlier!
The only plus side may be if it would slow pharma down from reclaiming the cheap effective drugs used metabolically.
the key quotes from the article:
Among the key findings of the work is the massive variety in cancer genomes, said Peter Campbell of the Wellcome Sanger Institute, another steering committee member.
"The most striking finding is just how different one person's cancer genome is from another person's," he told AFP.
"The most striking finding is just how different one person's cancer genome is from another person's," he told AFP.
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The researchers found enormous variation in the number of mutations in a given cancer, from very few in some cancers seen in children, to up to 100,000 in lung cancer samples.
on top of this:
It also revealed that cancers in different parts of the body are sometimes much more alike than had been thought.
and finally:
"If we can understand the forces at play in our normal organs as we age, what causes mutations to accumulate, what causes some clones to expand and others to fade, what lifestyles do to tilt this balance, then we can think about ways to intervene early, with a view to preventing or slowing the emergence of untreatable cancers."
It boggles my mind how any individual with advanced degrees in science can look at all this and say "nothin metabolic to see here! Clearly we've been going down the right path all these years, so keep on truckin!"
But the benefits! More incredibly expensive lethal tests and treatments, even earlier!
allow more targeted treatment based on the specific driver mutations behind a particular cancer, and potentially allow earlier diagnosis of developing tumours.
The only plus side may be if it would slow pharma down from reclaiming the cheap effective drugs used metabolically.