July 2010

Wading Through the Mountains of Data Culled From Cancer Genome Projects

In 2008, an entity known as the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) was created. The goal of this Consortium – which combines the forces of 12 different countries – is to work together to map the genetic codes of various types of cancer. By scrutinizing various genetic mutations and other data gleaned from these cancer …

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Analyzing Genomic Cancer Differences Sheds Light on How Mesothelioma Cancer Spreads

Reviewing the differences in primary cancer cells (cells found in the primary tumor) and metastatic cancer cells (cells that have migrated to other regions of the body) is helping researchers better understand how cancer grows and spreads throughout the body. In a recent study conducted at Washington University, scientists analyzed genetic differences between primary and …

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