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A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans.
… A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans. … Cancer, Tumor, Genetic Mutation, Chemical … A carcinogen is a … smoke). Most carcinogens work by interacting with a cell’s DNA to produce mutations. … A carcinogen is an agent with the …
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Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… Steven Benowitz … Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have discovered … - with potentially important clinical implications - in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human … - from untreated patients. Approximately 80 percent of tumor samples were from individuals who smoked. The majority …
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Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identify novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.
… (TCGA) Research Network have identified novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung … deaths due to lung cancer." In the group's initial scan of tumor samples, researchers identified gene mutations that … additional alterations, the investigators looked at DNA copy number changes, or changes in gene number resulting …
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Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything.
… diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything. In the wake of such a diagnosis, patients, family and friends … information, the patient may decide to treat a benign tumor with harsh drugs or risky surgery or may take a … code, the "other genetic code" that sits atop a person's DNA. In every cell, DNA is tagged with chemical groups - like …
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NIH scientists proposed a new approach for finding ways to impede or halt cancer's spread: transgenic zebrafish as a live animal model of metastasis.
… - the migration of cancer cells from the original tumor to other places in the body. In at least 90 percent of hard-tumor cancer … made transgenic by injecting a small sequence of foreign DNA into a fertilized egg or a developing embryo. …
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An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer.
… is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer. … Carcinogen, Mutagen, Cancer, Cell, Mutation, Tumor Suppressor Gene … An oncogene is a mutated gene that … it is called a proto-oncogene, and it plays a role in regulating normal cell division. Cancer can arise when a …
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A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… Mjoseth … Over the years, domestic dogs have figured in medical breakthroughs, whether by mushing across Alaska to … our aid-as a powerful animal model for research into human cancer. … A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in …
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Researchers are trying to understand a process whose rules are constantly being written and rewritten by cancer's rogue cells: who will more likely relapse.
… Kyle Davis … For a patient with cancer, two of the most important words in the oncologist's lexicon begin with the letter "r": … understand what mutations - changes to the cancer cell's DNA - may lead to relapse. In recent research published …
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DNA replication is the process by which a molecule of DNA is duplicated.
… DNA Replication … DNA replication is the process by which a molecule of DNA is duplicated. … DNA, Cell Division, Cell Biology … DNA … is the process by which the genome’s DNA is copied in cells. Before a cell divides, it must first copy (or …
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How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by … Institutes of Health, and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. … Cancer patients were a little more … moves more towards targeted therapies based on genomic tumor assessments, NHGRI is interested in understanding how …