"Hidden within the cancer genome are these patterns, these signatures, which tell us what is actually causing cancer in the first place - that's a major insight to have."
Thanks for pinging. Yes, I am interested simply because I believe cancer will one day be curable.
I hope they will find something useful at the end of this study; but cancer has stricken such diverse groups of people across all age ranges that I’m not optimistic they can pinpoint exactly the things that definitively cause cancer.
I once read from a reliable source that [all] cancer is viral. The immune system therefore plays a decisive role in determining if a person will get cancer. I think that explains why some heavy smokers are fine while non-smokers come down with lung cancer. And, incidentally, a large % of melanoma are found on skin never exposed to the sun; so much about UV from the sun causing cancer.
Instead of trying to track down the apparently very elusive cause(s), which we have had little success after all these years, it seems the more promising approach is to try to find some common physiological or metabolic properties among cancer cells, and then to target them specifically; like what you posted earlier about the findings on the protein CPTP.
Even with our advances in technology and research capabilities, we definitely can use some serendipity to make a breakthrough like in the old days.