Posted on 12/16/2009 1:03:55 PM PST by reaganrevolutionin2010
cientists 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Sounds WAY to expensive. Plus it will keep people alive longer. How does that save the planet?
They had better hurry with their research into new medicines. Obamacare will most certainly squash their successes as well as their initiative.
H.S.
I hope they have lowered the price.
Regular crack is expensive.
Cancer cells usually have totally oddball genes. I imagine this will shed some light on the problem but won’t be anywhere near a cure because a cancer in one person will be quite different from that in another.
Cool!!!
I’m heading to the beach with no suntan lotion and a carton of unfiltered Camels...
Say hello as you go by...I’ll be the one spreading cooking oil over my skin for tanning, smoking Lucky Strikes, holding a radar gun in my lap and consistently talking on my high powered cell phone.
Overachiever...
This might finally help.
“”Scientists crack”
I hope they have lowered the price.
Regular crack is expensive” humblegunner
My vote for post of the day!
Thanks Ernest.
“Sounds WAY to expensive. Plus it will keep people alive longer. How does that save the planet?”
There will never be a “cure” for cancer. I`ve heard that “we`re right on the edge of a cure, we just need more money” crap for 50 years. Too much money in research grants for there to ever be a cure.
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