In the latest Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Bert Vogelstein about shifting his work as a cancer researcher to detecting and preventing the spread of COVID-19.
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New Mathematical Model of Cancer Formation Reveal that Genetic Signs of the Disease Can Start Decades Before Diagnosis
Posted by | ResearchA new mathematical model of tumorigenesis—the formation of cancer—developed by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Whiting School of Engineering, and Bloomberg School of Public Health, suggests that the accumulation of random genetic mutations that launch a cell into malignancy later in life may get their start as early as the teen years. […]
A Prize, Promotion and Press Story
Posted by | Issues & Perspectives, ResearchAbout ten years ago, researcher Bert Vogelstein appeared with Katie Couric on the Today Show to announce new research on a stool test for colon cancer. Since then, he's mapped scores of cancer genomes to boost knowledge about cancer-related genes, and the Brupbacher Foundation in Zurich has now awarded Vogelstein a prize for his research […]