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 talked about glioblastoma and how 15 percent of those particular cases can be helped thanks to the slew of current drugs put into place. These drugs are FDA-approved as well, so it is apparent that they can help the body as opposed to harm it. The problem is that these growths are some of the most intricate and this means that research methods beforehand have had limited success. There's a focus on targeting all "drivers," which is difficult to do in this field.
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.
Cancer research is immensely important and I feel as though the idea of scope should be kept in mind. You never want to limit said scope because this is what is needed in order to bring the best results to the surface. The more that you're able to bring to the table, the greater that your findings are and the more you'll be able to learn about cancer in general. It is clear that the "drivers" are looked into with great focus and I think that it's easy to see why.
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 talked about glioblastoma and how 15 percent of those particular cases can be helped thanks to the slew of current drugs put into place. These drugs are FDA-approved as well, so it is apparent that they can help the body as opposed to harm it. The problem is that these growths are some of the most intricate and this means that research methods beforehand have had limited success. There's a focus on targeting all "drivers," which is difficult to do in this field.
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.
Cancer research is immensely important and I feel as though the idea of scope should be kept in mind. You never want to limit said scope because this is what is needed in order to bring the best results to the surface. The more that you're able to bring to the table, the greater that your findings are and the more you'll be able to learn about cancer in general. It is clear that the "drivers" are looked into with great focus and I think that it's easy to see why.
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