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Scientists have discovered that the most dangerous cancer of the uterine lining closely resembles the worst ovarian and breast cancers, providing the most telling evidence yet that cancer will increasingly be seen as a disease defined primarily by its genetic fingerprint rather than just by the organ where it originated.
The study of endometrial cancer — the cancer of the uterine lining — and another of acute myeloid leukemia, published simultaneously on Wednesday by Nature and The New England Journal of Medicine, are part of a sprawling, ambitious project by the National Institutes of Health to scrutinize DNA aberrations in common cancers.
View the original article here: Cancers Share Gene Patterns, Studies Affirm
Additional Resources:
- “Genetic study stirs hope for lung cancer patients,” New York Times
- “Gene sequencing project builds the foundation for next generation of childhood cancer care,” redOrbit.com
- “Do cancers reveal the genetic history of mankind?” Genetic Literacy Project
