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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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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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 risk of breast cancer among women carrying the well-known BRCA mutations is also affected by other genes, researchers said on Tuesday.
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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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Â· Most intensive study ever of our genetic code Â· So-called junk DNA found to play highly active role
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Scientists have discovered a new  cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular  master switch for the disease.
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Dec. 10, 2004 -- A newly discovered gene mutation may make some people more vulnerable to depression. If confirmed by larger studies, the finding may shed new light on depression, which affects almost 19 million
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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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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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Rising tobacco use and poverty will fuel cancer across the developing world, more than doubling the number of new cases to 27 million by 2050, experts predicted on Thursday.
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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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Exposure to air pollution, even in the womb, may be linked to genetic changes associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers said.
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A family of enzymes may trigger cancer by sabotaging cell memory, research suggests.
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Scientists say they have linked a faulty copy of a gene with the development of breast cancer.
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A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
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Scientists discover four gene variants that increase the risk of developing the type 2 form of the disease. New clues about diagnosis and treatment.