An 'archaeological dig' of thousands of tumours in the UK has unearthed new patterns in cancer's DNA.
UK scientists have undertaken a huge "archaeological dig" of cancer in the UK, analysing the complete genetic make-up - or whole genome sequence - of tumours from about 12,000 patients.
Traditionally many cancers have been categorised by doctors based on where they are in the body and the type of cells involved - butWhole genome sequencing is relatively new, but is already available on the NHS for a small number of specific cancers, including some blood cancers.NHS Genomic Medicine Service.
"And everyone's cancer is different. To know we can personalise each person's cancer report means we are a step closer to personalising treatment for them."provided by the 100,000 Genomes Project Comparing the data to other international genetic cancer projects, they confirmed patterns that are already known, and uncovered 58 new ones.Some signatures can provide clues about whether patients have had exposure to environmental causes of cancers - such as smoking.
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