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Scientists crack 'entire genetic code' of cancer
BBC News ^ | 12/16/09 | Michelle Roberts

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 ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: cancer; medtech; praisegod
Shhhh. Don't tell the death panels. They will want to use the results to deny treatment in advance.
1 posted on 12/16/2009 1:03:55 PM PST by reaganrevolutionin2010
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

Sounds WAY to expensive. Plus it will keep people alive longer. How does that save the planet?


2 posted on 12/16/2009 1:04:55 PM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

They had better hurry with their research into new medicines. Obamacare will most certainly squash their successes as well as their initiative.


3 posted on 12/16/2009 1:08:57 PM PST by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

H.S.


4 posted on 12/16/2009 1:09:28 PM PST by Safetgiver (I'd rather die under a free American sky than live under a Socialist regime.)
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Scientists crack

I hope they have lowered the price.

Regular crack is expensive.

5 posted on 12/16/2009 1:28:02 PM PST by humblegunner
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

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.


6 posted on 12/16/2009 2:06:41 PM PST by Nateman (If liberals aren't screaming you're doing it wrong.)
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010

Cool!!!

I’m heading to the beach with no suntan lotion and a carton of unfiltered Camels...


7 posted on 12/16/2009 4:11:11 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

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.


8 posted on 12/16/2009 4:25:14 PM PST by IrishPennant (If you can accept losing, you can't win. ~ Vince Lombardi)
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To: IrishPennant

Overachiever...


9 posted on 12/16/2009 5:07:37 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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To: reaganrevolutionin2010; neverdem; SunkenCiv

This might finally help.


10 posted on 12/16/2009 8:53:12 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: humblegunner

“”Scientists crack”
I hope they have lowered the price.

Regular crack is expensive” humblegunner

My vote for post of the day!


11 posted on 12/16/2009 8:56:59 PM PST by allmendream (Wealth is EARNED not distributed, so how could it be RE-distributed?)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; martin_fierro; Coleus; neverdem

Thanks Ernest.


12 posted on 12/17/2009 4:14:26 PM PST by SunkenCiv (My Sunday Feeling is that Nothing is easy. Goes for the rest of the week too.)
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To: massgopguy

“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.


13 posted on 12/18/2009 2:45:20 PM PST by chessplayer
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