Futurity.org posted an article talking about the idea of cancer research and I was drawn to it. It talked about the concept of drivers and how they are connected to any kind of tumor, whether in the brain or what have you. When you take down a driver, you bring down the condition that accompanies it but it is one of those that are far more complicated when you're talking about glioblastoma. Why is it that this condition is seen as one of the most important in the field?
Out of the many ideas that have been connected to cancer research in the past, glioblastoma has got to be the most common. The reason for this is not only is it seen as a prevalent type of growth but it is also the most aggressive in the field. As you can imagine, organizations the likes of Voices against Brain Cancer have given this idea a great deal of focus. "Drivers" is an interesting idea, though, and one worth granting the utmost attention to as well.
The article went into detail about glioblastoma and how 15 percent of related cases can be assisted with different drugs, each of them approved by the FDA. As a result, there's a level of safety that is tied into them and the body can become helped by them. However, consider the fact that glioblastoma growths, or any related to the brain, have certain levels of complexity to speak of. This means that placing focus on all "drivers" is not the simplest task that can be gone about.
The written piece talked about a study that was done by the Columbia University Medical Center and it is clear that quite a few ideas have been looked into. The combination of statistical analysis and high throughput DNA sequencing has more than proven itself, it seems. A list of driver candidates was formed and you can imagine that it has the potential to help greatly. The idea of scope is worthy of attention as well, seeing as how 140 tumor types were focused on greatly.
When it comes to cancer research in general, though, scope should be an important factor. After all, it is the type of component needed in order to bring the best kinds of results to the surface. You never want to limit the potential of results being founded and I feel as though this is what was kept in mind when this study was done. The "drivers" in question are very important when it comes to finding potential cures and I hope that more is done with them in mind.
Out of the many ideas that have been connected to cancer research in the past, glioblastoma has got to be the most common. The reason for this is not only is it seen as a prevalent type of growth but it is also the most aggressive in the field. As you can imagine, organizations the likes of Voices against Brain Cancer have given this idea a great deal of focus. "Drivers" is an interesting idea, though, and one worth granting the utmost attention to as well.
The article went into detail about glioblastoma and how 15 percent of related cases can be assisted with different drugs, each of them approved by the FDA. As a result, there's a level of safety that is tied into them and the body can become helped by them. However, consider the fact that glioblastoma growths, or any related to the brain, have certain levels of complexity to speak of. This means that placing focus on all "drivers" is not the simplest task that can be gone about.
The written piece talked about a study that was done by the Columbia University Medical Center and it is clear that quite a few ideas have been looked into. The combination of statistical analysis and high throughput DNA sequencing has more than proven itself, it seems. A list of driver candidates was formed and you can imagine that it has the potential to help greatly. The idea of scope is worthy of attention as well, seeing as how 140 tumor types were focused on greatly.
When it comes to cancer research in general, though, scope should be an important factor. After all, it is the type of component needed in order to bring the best kinds of results to the surface. You never want to limit the potential of results being founded and I feel as though this is what was kept in mind when this study was done. The "drivers" in question are very important when it comes to finding potential cures and I hope that more is done with them in mind.
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