A Cancer Genome Project…
All cancers are due to abnormalities in DNA. A complete catalog of mutations in the DNA of the genes responsible for melanoma and lung cancer has recently been completed. Knowledge of these genes will allow earlier detection of the tumor as well as give scientists the ability to develop very specific drugs with the capability of targeting the individual mutated genes. This list will also allow scientists to decipher specific environmental factors for triggering these mutations.
The International Cancer Genome Consortium is made up of scientists from 10 countries, with each country designated to focus on cataloging all the possible mutations responsible for cancers of a specific area of the body. For example, UK is looking at breast cancer, Japan at liver and India at mouth, China is studying stomach cancer, and the US is looking at cancers of the brain, ovary and pancreas.
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Wilnise Jasmin
Wilnise Jasmin is a third year attending the American University of Antigua College of Medicine. She is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University where she studied Biology concentrating in plant science. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and is interested in reducing health disparities found there. She has gained knowledge of the many different aspects concerning this issue by participating in New York City Mayor’s Office Health Literacy Fellowship, the Mentoring Minority Medical Students Advisory Committee in Mentoring in Medicine, Inc., the steering committee for the Black Women's Health Symposium and shares this knowledge through her writings.
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