Cancer: The Future of a Cure
ημοσιεύτηκε στις 12 Ιαν 2015
Eric
Lander believes that one day cancer will be wiped out, much like
infectious disease was during the last century. Over the past twenty
years, medicine's ability to treat cancer has greatly increased the life
expectancy of patients. Now, as game-changing genomic approaches such
as the Cancer Genome Atlas take shape, Lander explains how scientists
are identifying specific pathways to turn tumors' own genes against
them—an advancement that may ultimately render history's most
devastating disease into a treatable chronic condition. However, the
noted geneticist and presidential science advisor warns that we must be
patient with the long, steady march toward a cure: an investment in
basic research that may not bring a full return tomorrow, or even in the
coming decades.
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Lander believes that one day cancer will be wiped out, much like
infectious disease was during the last century. Over the past twenty
years, medicine's ability to treat cancer has greatly increased the life
expectancy of patients. Now, as game-changing genomic approaches such
as the Cancer Genome Atlas take shape, Lander explains how scientists
are identifying specific pathways to turn tumors' own genes against
them—an advancement that may ultimately render history's most
devastating disease into a treatable chronic condition. However, the
noted geneticist and presidential science advisor warns that we must be
patient with the long, steady march toward a cure: an investment in
basic research that may not bring a full return tomorrow, or even in the
coming decades.
Sign up for our free newsletter to see exclusive features and be the first to get news and updates on upcoming WSF programs: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/n...
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