A beacon of hope is slowly shining for humanity as scientists have recently uncovered in three genetic studies, information that just might lead us to a cure for cancer. The studies were able to "map" the changes of brain and pancreatic cells undergo in becoming cancer cells. This discovery, according to an Associated Press article, "points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner." It also said that while the exact development is different for every patient, the changes that genes undergo are quite similar. This means that treatment research may not be aimed onto specific genes, but on the "entire pathways that most patients share." This certainly is a quite an unorthodox way of curing a disease, but it does offer promise. After all, finding each gene mutation (that ultimately leads to cancer) has proven to be quite a daunting task for scientists. The new approach is certainly a good one for combating a disease that seems to take so many forms. As Dr. Bert Vogelstein of Hopkins University put it, the current cure that is being experimented on "should work in larger groups of patients."
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080905/ap_on_he_me/med_cancer_genes
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