Extreemely Important Medical News
- From: lorad474@xxxxxx
- Date: 14 Dec 2005 22:08:41 -0800
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"NDTV Correspondent
Thursday, December 15, 2005 (Washington):
The US National Cancer Institute has launched a three-year study in
collaboration with the National Human Genome Research Institute to
decipher the genetic makeup of cancer.
Called the 'Cancer Genome Atlas Pilot Project', it will set out to
chart a complete list of DNA abnormalities that lead to cancer.
"Finding the causes of cancer at the DNA level is going to have
profound significance in several ways," said Dr Francis S Collins,
Director, US Genome Institute.
"It will enable us to take what we currently call one disease, let's
say lung cancer, and realise it's actually quite a number of diseases.
It will allow us to do better diagnostics to predict who is going to
respond to which kind of therapy," Dr Collins explained.
Genetic changes
The project will develop a framework to identify and characterise
genetic mutations besides other genetic changes associated with cancer.
"Our purpose in this project is to begin to turn that fear of cancer,
actually America's greatest fear, into a future, not only free of fear,
but full of hope," said Andrew von Eschenbach, Director, US Cancer
Institute.
The pilot study begins by looking at various types of cancer that could
help determine the feasibility of a larger-scale project. This
selection process is currently underway.
Cancer includes over 200 different diseases. In all forms of cancer,
DNA changes cause harmful, uncontrolled cellular growth.
If this cancer genome project proves as successful as the Human Genome
Project, it would mean scientists can develop specific therapies to
target different types of cancer."
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