Scientists Crack Entire Genetic Code of Cancer

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Scientists Crack Entire Genetic Code of Cancer

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, say 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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