Jun 07
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Has the Breast Cancer Gene Been Partially Decoded?
Well, I don’t know if this news is news that’s THAT good, but it’s another step in the fight to severely lessen or at least cripple the incidence of breast cancer in today’s women, one of the most common cancers in women today. What is this genetic discovery?Â
It is one that says that a genetic mutation in the genes of women that has been linked to the formation of breast cancer for reasons still not 100% clear has been found to be in about 60% of all women here in the US. I know, how could they possibly know that? I’m assuming they did some sort of cross section testing of women that would give them a guestimate of how many women in the United States would have this potentially deadly gene mutation, but I’m no scientist.Â
Believe it or not, this research is considered breakthrough, although some may wonder why it still seems so uncertain and inconclusive, because of the fact that it is the first hard evidence linking breast cancer to a genetic reason, or a genetic flaw, as is the case found here.
The Human Genome Project, a fascinating project that was fairly recently made public and actually published for anyone to view, has made genetic research like that of female breast cancer, much easier and more possible to pinpoint reasons for genetic mutations as is described in these recent research studies on the genetic link to breast cancer. Â
The project made it possible for any scientist to view a map of the human genetic code, and more easily identify ways the genes could be exploited, or weakened by certain mutations, and how those mutations exacerbated into illnesses and conditions such as specific types of cancers. Â
Interesting and promising stuff, this is, but we still have a long, long ways to go, and we all need to pitch in where we can and contribute to funding of breast cancer research wherever we can, like run in marathons and races sponsored by breast cancer research foundations such as Susan G Komen.Â
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