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Friday, August 19, 2016

Genes link to breast cancer survival : irishexaminer





as informed in irishexaminer

Genes link to breast cancer survival

Genes link to breast cancer survival
Genes link to breast cancer survival
Testing for the activity of two genes could help doctors identify women at an increased risk of dying from breast cancer, research suggests.Women whose tumours display a specific activity pattern are three times more likely to die within 10 years than those with a different pattern, a study found.The genes, called F12 and STC2, are thought to play a key role in freeing cancer cells to spread around the body.The study, conducted by scientists at London's Institute of Cancer Research, focused on almost 2,000 women with HER2 positive breast cancer, who make up about a fifth of patients.


not to mention deccanchronicle

Two genes linked to enhanced breast cancer survival identified

Two genes linked to enhanced breast cancer survival identified
Two genes linked to enhanced breast cancer survival identified
Survival rates for breast cancer are now much higher than they were a few decades ago.(Representational Image)A new study of almost 2,000 patients shows that testing for the activity of two genes could pick out women who are at increased risk of dying from their breast cancers.Women whose tumours had a specific pattern of activity in the two genes were three times as likely to die within 10 years as others with a different pattern of activity.Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, spotted the pattern of gene activity among breast cancer cells with a particular ability to escape from the glue that normally holds them in place.


as well concordmonitor

This, breast cancer survivors knew, was just what the doctor ordered

This, breast cancer survivors knew, was just what the doctor ordered
This, breast cancer survivors knew, was just what the doctor ordered
The good doctor wore a striped tie and wire-rimmed glasses, sometimes pointing a bony finger for emphasis toward those in attendance at Red River Theatres.Once, his microphone went dead, but it never stopped him from conveying his message, always in a soothing, measured, reassuring tone.He kept talking about breast cancer.Meanwhile, people keep fighting.


by the same token on cbsnews

Two genes might help predict breast cancer survival

Two genes might help predict breast cancer survival
Two genes might help predict breast cancer survival
The activity of two genes may help predict certain breast cancer patients' chances of survival and guide their treatment, British researchers report."We have seen major strides in the treatment of breast cancer, but once it begins to spread round the body it is still often fatal," said Paul Workman.He is chief executive of the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London, which conducted the research."This new study helps us understand some of the processes that control how breast cancers spread, and identifies a pattern of genetic activity that could be used to pick out women particularly at risk," Workman said in an institute news release.


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