European Scientists Crack Cancer's Code

An international team of scientists comprised of researchers from the UK, India, China and Japan have succeeded at unlocking one of the greatest challenges facing cancer research today-cancer's genetic code. The genetic code is the program that all cancer cells follow when infecting the body or developing into tumors. Presently, this consortium is working on creating an extensive and exhaustive catalogue that will include all the genes and amino acids that are altered in various types of cancer.

Each scientific team is working on highly specific areas of cancer. British scientists are working on breast cancer; Japanese scientists are sequencing liver cancers and India is establishing the genetic code for oral cancer. United States scientists are sequencing the genetic code for the most virulent of cancers-Pancreatic. Currently, Pancreatic cancer accounts for roughly 4% of all diagnoses but is the 3^rd leading cause of cancer related deaths.

The reverberations of this development can be felt in every corner of the globe and impacts nearly every human being on our planet. This development could quite possibly lead to groundbreaking and revolutionary treatments in the field of Oncology. This genetic sequence, this "cracking of the code" could represent the biggest, most significant development in cancer research of the modern era. For decades, researchers and physicians have been baffled by the remarkable ability of cancer to mutate and escape the harsh effects of radiation and chemotherapy. This new development will eliminate that ability. Researchers and physicians will now know exactly how the cancer is operating and exactly which genes are to blame for its manifestation.

The creation of this genetic catalogue will definitely pave the way for more advanced screening and detection tests as well as the ability to create more effective, less harmful treatments. The logical conclusion of this project is that a cure for all cancers could be achieved within our lifetimes, if not in the next decade or two. If this were to become a reality; what so many people have been hoping and praying for actually manifests itself; it will be the greatest, most significant, singular scientific/medical achievement man has ever accomplished.