Far more mutations than thought involved in cancer
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A painstaking scan of the DNA of tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that offers new ways to fight the disease.
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Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that causes an aggressive form of childhood leukemia and said on Thursday it may mean that drugs being developed for Alzheimer&#39;s disease could also provide a better treatment for the
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In the battle against cancer, saving two patients out of 17 may seem modest enough. But researchers see hope that using genetically altered immune cells to attack tumors -- as was done in this study -- may hold the key to eventually defeating various cancers.
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Scientists are homing in on the genes for prostate cancer after carrying out the biggest study yet to identify the inherited causes of the disease.
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People facing the prospect of cancer treatment typically expect to suffer numerous side effects -- often more than is actually likely -- a study suggests.
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Genome researchers say humans have about 10,000 or 20,000 fewer genes than they originally estimated.
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Scientists in Britain have identified a genetic mutation involved in certain types of lung cancer and said the breast cancer drug Herceptin might work in patients who have it.
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Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that causes an aggressive form of childhood leukemia and said on Thursday it may mean that drugs being developed for Alzheimer's disease could also provide a better treatment for the cancer.
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Scientists in Iceland find that even distant relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves.
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When researchers at Brigham and Womenâs Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discovered a cell mutation that leads to the most common type of leukemia, it was a huge breakthrough.
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The first genetic map of colon and  breast cancer shows that nearly 200 mutated genes -- most of  them previously unknown -- help tumors start, grow and spread,  U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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It's now well known that people who carry mutations in the BRCA 1 and 2 genes are prone to ovarian and breast cancer, but new findings show that these genes also increase risk of certain other cancers as well.
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Experts find a single gene mutation which could be responsible for up to 5% of Parkinson's disease.
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Researchers have discovered a  genetic mutation that causes an aggressive form of childhood  leukemia and said on Thursday it may mean that drugs being  developed for Alzheimer's disease could also provide a better  treatment for the cancer.
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It&#39;s now well known that people who carry mutations in the BRCA 1 and 2 genes are prone to ovarian and breast cancer, but new findings show that these genes also increase risk of certain other cancers as well.
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New studies are raising questions about whether drugs that have been used by millions of cancer patients might actually be harming them.
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The discovery of cancer stem cells is just one result of the increasing scientific attention being paid to a once-unheralded corner of biology: the apparently deep connections between cancer and stem cells.