{"id":2010,"date":"2017-03-29T12:24:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T12:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delveinsight.com\/blog\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2021-10-12T08:40:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T03:10:59","slug":"dna-typos-to-blame-for-most-cancer-mutations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delveinsight.com\/blog\/dna-typos-to-blame-for-most-cancer-mutations","title":{"rendered":"DNA typos to blame for most Cancer Mutations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nearly two-thirds of the mutations that drive cancers are caused by errors that occur when cells copy DNA. The findings, published in Science are the latest argument in a long-running debate over how much the environment or intrinsic factors contribute to cancer. They also suggest that many cancer mutations are not inherited and could not have been prevented by, for example, making different lifestyle choices. It\u2019s a finding that could change how researchers wage the \u201cwar on cancer\u201d, says study co-author Bert Vogelstein, a geneticist at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Researchers have tended to emphasize the role of environmental factors in generating cancer mutations, he says. \u201cIf we think of the mutations as the enemies, and all the enemies are outside of our border, it\u2019s obvious how to keep them from getting inside,\u201d Vogelstein explains. \u201cBut if a lot of the enemies \u2014 in this case close to two-thirds \u2014 are actually inside our borders, it means we need a completely different strategy.\u201d That strategy would emphasize early detection and treatment, in addition to prevention.<\/p>\n<p>To read more, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/dna-typos-to-blame-for-most-cancer-mutations-1.21696?WT.mc_id=SFB_NNEWS_1508_RHBox\">Cancer Mutations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly two-thirds of the mutations that drive cancers are caused by errors that occur when cells copy DNA. The findings, published in Science are the latest argument in a long-running debate over how much the environment or intrinsic factors contribute to cancer. 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