New Cancer Research Can Help Early Detection

New research from Translational Genomics Research Institute, known as TGen for short, has brought more insight into causes behind a rare ovarian cancer that affects woman of all ages.  According to the article on Science Daily, this type of cancer is extremely aggressive and is often not detected until it is in late stages.  This rare hypercalcemic type of ovarian cancer, also known as SCCOHT, was found to contain a mutation in a gene believed to be the cause of the cancer.  According to TGen researcher Jeffrey Trent there is a correlation between the gene that is mutated, known as SMARCA4, and SCCOHT.  The SMARCA4 gene has also been associated with other cancers such as lung and brain cancer.  More information is about the SMARCA4 gene is discussed in this information page.  This cancer has taken many woman's lives including the life of Taryn Ritchey who died at age 22.  The death of this young woman inspired the TGen research team to hopefully find a cure.

I believe that this research is inspiring and transformational for overall cancer research.  It is extremely important that any discoveries that could help prevent or detect early onsets of cancer are made.  This research could help woman all around the world and of any age detect their ovarian cancer before it enters the later aggressive stages.  Often most women do not defeat this rare type of ovarian cancer but the new research could make more survivors.  Cancer research is a long on-going project but in the end the results will be priceless and help save lives.