In the News – Cracking Cancer’s Genetic Code

Snippet from the article:

Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers – skin and lung – a move they say could revolutionise cancer care. Not only will the cancer maps pave the way for blood tests to spot tumours far earlier, they will also yield new drug targets, says the Wellcome Trust team.

Scientists around the globe are now working to catalogue all the genes that go wrong in many types of human cancer. The UK is looking at breast cancer, Japan at liver and India at mouth. China is studying stomach cancer, and the US is looking at cancers of the brain, ovary and pancreas.

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This is a huge breakthrough in understanding cancer and how to treat it! While this article is not about hair loss, the importance of their research deserves a highlight here as it is far greater than anything we could ever do with saving someone’s hair.