What is cancer?
Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the growth of abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably, and destroy body tissue. Cancer can spread throughout your body. Sometimes, however, normal cells lose the ability to direct and to limit their growth. They divide and grow without any order and form excess cells which we call tumors.
Is cancer an epidemic?
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Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) arise from undifferentiated brain cells and are the most frequent malignant brain tumors in children. There are different forms of PNETs and, while scientists have made progress in characterizing the genetic abnormalities associated with some PNET subtypes, the highly aggressive cerebral tumors known as CNS-PNETs have been difficult to characterize as they represent a relatively uncommon group of tumors with ill-defined diagnostic features.
“Lack of insight into the molecular pathogenesis of CNS-PNET is a major obstacle towards development of disease-specific models and treatments for these frequently fatal malignancies,” explains senior study author, Dr. Annie Huang from the Hospital for Sick Children in Ontario, Canada. To comprehensively define relevant genetic alterations associated with CNS-PNET, Dr. Huang established international collaborations with colleagues from pediatric oncology centers in Asia, Europe and the United States to complete a sophisticated high resolution genomic screen of a large collection of primary tumors.
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Leeds cancer fighter is back in the saddle
He may have had cancer twice but that’s not going to stop Rob George on his next fundraising feat.
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