Researchers Say 19 Out Of 20 Cancers Can Now Be Traced To Genetic Mutations

HealthDay Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (2/5) reports in research Share to FacebookShare to Twitter published in Nature, researchers describe findings from an analysis of “2,658 whole genomes of cancer samples across 38 types of tumors,” including “all the ways DNA and RNA influence our personal biology.” As a result of the work, 19 “out of 20 cancers now can be tracked back to one or more specific genetic mutations…researchers say.” The findings, published in six separate studies in Nature, revealed that “on average, cancer genomes contain four to five driver mutations.”