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Scientists crack a entire genetic codea of cancer
... to spot tumours far earlier, they will also yield new drug targets, says the Wellcome Trust team. [...] The lung cancer DNA code had more than 23,000 errors largely triggered by cigarette smoke exposure. From this, the experts estimate a typical ... Comment?
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Cancer decoded, better cures coming
... on Thursday. This information would be used to select the treatments most likely to work. The genetic maps of lung cancer show that most mutations can be traced to the chemicals in tobacco smoke. Similarly, mutations in malignant melanoma a ' a ... Comment?
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Clarence Brantley, Osage County District 1 Commissioner, dies
... Osage County's District 1 Commissioner and chair of that board, died this afternoon. He had industrially induced lung cancer that metastasized to his spine, and was clearly in much pain during last week's commissioners meeting. A letter from ... Comment?
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The Mutations That Kill: 1st Cancer Genomes Decoded
... DNA errors that may cause tumors in these two cancers, both of which have direct known causes - smoking for lung cancer and sun exposure for skin cancer. Researchers predict these maps will offer patients a personalized treatment option that ranges ... Comment?
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Scientists crack cancer gene code
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... This is a fundamental moment in cancer research.' The findings showed that there are 23,000 mutations in the lung cancer DNA code, which were largely caused by cigarette smoke. The researchers believe each mutation occurs after about 15 cigarettes. ... Comment?
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'We will think about cancers in a very different way' 5:38 PM ET CBC News Researchers have mapped the DNA mutations in skin and lung cancer a ' findings that one researcher says will change how cancer is viewed. Comment?
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Top Ten Cancer Prevention Tips of the Decade
... 1. Don't smoke. Smoking damages nearly every organ in your body and is linked to over 15 types of cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women worldwide. See http://www.cance ... Comment?
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Synta launches lung-cancer drug trial
Synta Pharmaceuticals Inc. has begun a phase 2 drug trial to determine whether its drug target, STA-9090, could be an effective treatment for non-small cell lung cancer. Comment?
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New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Case Western Reserve Review ...
Professor Dr. Sanford Markowitz details promising findings leading to reducing the burden of the disease Every year in the United States, 160,000 cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed, and 57,000 patients die of the disease, making it the second leading cause of death from cancer among adults, after lung cancer. Comment?
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... were performed in adults ages 35 to 54, 13 percent in those 18 to 34 and 7 percent in children younger than 18. Lung Cancer The authors predicted that lung cancer will be the most common radiation-related cancer followed by colon cancer and ... Comment?
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Gene code of common cancers mapped
... and their collaborators have mapped this genetic damage from the tumours of two patients suffering from lung cancer and malignant melanoma, a deadly skin cancer. "This is a fundamental moment in cancer research. From here on in we will think about ... Comment?
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The Insider: KYW alumnus Don Lancer says he has cancer
... many of us over the years before he retired early last year. In a posting on his blog , he says he's battling lung cancer: "I am going to have to take some time off. I have been diagnosed with lung cancer and am undergoing chemotherapy. My doctors ... Comment?
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Gene Maps to Transform Scientists' Work on Cancer
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... descriptions of tumour cell mutations and lay bare all the genetic changes behind melanoma skin cancer and lung cancer. "What we are seeing today is going to transform the way that we see cancer," Mike Stratton of the Sanger Institute's cancer ... Comment?
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Scientists Map Entire Genetic Code for Two Cancers
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... cancer called melanoma contained more than 30,000 errors almost entirely caused by too much sun exposure. The lung cancer DNA code had more than 23,000 errors largely triggered by cigarette smoke exposure. From this, the experts estimate a typical ... Comment?
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Cellphones safe for kids: Health Canada
... late for this generation of cellphone users. It took decades to establish a causal level of proof in smoking and lung cancer. Yet, had earlier precautionary warnings been issued, it could have saved tens of thousands of people from lung cancer." Comment?
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Huge Medical Breakthrough: Cancer Genome Sequenced
... the researchers were able to isolate the mutations that took place only in the cancerous cells. Skin and lung cancer were studied, because their environmental causes are well-established. As explained by Erin D. Pleasance , of the Sanger Institute, ... Comment?
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UK scientists crack the genetic code of common cancers
... Institute and their collaborators have mapped this genetic damage from the tumors of two patients suffering from lung cancer and malignant melanoma, a deadly skin cancer. This is a fundamental moment in cancer research. From here on in we will think ... Comment?
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New Journal Of Medicine Publishes CWRU Review Of The 'Molecular Basis Of Colorectal Cancer'
Professor Dr. Sanford Markowitz details promising findings leading to reducing the burden of the disease Every year in the United States, 160,000 cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed, and 57,000 patients die of the disease, making it the second leading cause of death from cancer among adults, after lung cancer. Comment?
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Surveyed European Oncologists Cite Cost Most Frequently as the Factor ...
... cited most frequently by surveyed oncologists as the factors preventing their use of Avastin for non-small-cell lung cancer treatment in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. The new Special European Physician & Payer Forum report ... Comment?
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Reportlinker Adds Lung Cancer Therapeutics Market Outlook and Pipeline Analysis
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: With over 50% of all non-small cell lung cancer patients diagnosed at the advanced stages of the disease, and 95% of all ... Comment?
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