Experts crack cancer 'gene codes' //anti- Aging enzymes

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see also..re: telomeres ---visualize a copying machine--a copy of a

copy of a copy etc...(this is the end of your very long DNA molecule that gets

distorted after 80-100replications---cancer cells have enzymes that prevent the

distortion so that hundreds of cell divisions are possible without aging.) --do

the " population control guys " have this figured out down to a gnat's

eyelash?---could explain a lot. Shag, who is back on S.O.D. after a couple

year hiatus. ( I read of an experiment--earthworms breed to live 6 times

normal---ground up and chemistry analyzed; huge amts of SOD was main

difference.) perhaps Dr. Cantwell/CarolAnn/Blue/Duncan/one of the Hawks or

Eagles here with better 1st hand knowledge can can elaborate---- Secrets of

Aging, Long Life, longevity Genes Telomere research is another territory

where cancer and aging research merge. ... For example, higher levels of SOD and

catalase have been found in ...

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Role of Oxidative DNA Damage in Telomere Shortening and Cellular Aging

SOD and catalase are enzymes; the latter, especially, might be " magic " if

you can get it into your system in usable form without eating 1000 sour grn

apples or cultivating cancer. Re: Can taking a 'Telomerase' enzyme pill

reduce speed of aging?

 

Telomere - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

 

 

 

(looks like the price of cancer, soon to be " personalized " , is headed up.

 

Experts Crack Cancer " Gene Codes "

BBC (U.K.)

 

US scientists have cracked the entire genetic code of breast and colon

cancers, offering new treatment hopes.

 

The genetic map shows that nearly 200 mutated genes, most previously unknown,

help tumours emerge, grow and spread.

 

The discovery could also lead to better ways to diagnose cancer in its early,

most treatable stages, and personalised treatments, Science magazine reports.

 

The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center says the findings suggest cancer is more

complex than experts had believed.

 

Distinct differences

 

The mutated genes in breast and colon cancers were almost completely distinct,

suggesting very different pathways for the development of each of these cancer

types.

 

Each individual tumour appeared to have a different genetic blueprint, which

could explain why cancers can behave very differently from person to person, the

scientists said.

 

" No two patients are identical, " co-author Dr Victor Velculescu explained.

 

Now researchers will study how these mutations occur in breast and colon

cancers.

 

Previous cancer gene discoveries have already led to successful detection and

treatment strategies.

 

For example, the breast cancer drug Herceptin targets a breast cancer cell

receptor made by the Her2-neu gene. Blood tests for hereditary bowel cancer are

based on the APC gene.

 

Personalised therapies

 

Dr Anna Barker, of the National Cancer Institute, said: " Maximising the numbers

of targets available for drug development in a specific cancer means that

patients will ultimately receive more personalised, less toxic therapies. "

 

Ed Yong, of Cancer Research UK, commented: " This is potentially a very important

piece of research.

 

" Most of the cancer genes identified in this study have not been previously

linked to cancer.

 

" These newly identified genes could provide rich hunting grounds for scientists

looking for new ways of treating or detecting cancers.

 

" In the future, scientists hope to be able to tailor plans for preventing or

treating cancer to each person's individual genetic profile. Studies like this

can help us to accomplish this goal. " BBC NEWS | Health | Experts

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