Category Archives: Genetic Screening & Testing

Tumor Test Helps Identify Which Breast Cancers Don’t Require Extra Post-Surgery Treatment

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Many doctors have traditionally focused on detecting breast cancer at the earliest possible moment after a tumor develops so treatment can start right away. But studies are showing many small, early tumors don’t present a danger, and don’t require treatments … Continue reading →

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New Study: How Much Increased Cancer Risk As a Carrier of Breast Cancer Genes?

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Women who carry genetic mutations in the “breast cancer genes,” called BRCA1 and BRCA2, have about a 70 percent chance of developing breast cancer in their lifetimes, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA, as reported in … Continue reading →

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Cancer Drug Proves to Be Effective Against Multiple Tumors Based on Genetics, Rather Than Body Location

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

How do we treat advanced cancers that have resisted every standard treatment? This report in the New York Times discusses an answer that already carries promise. In a trial of 86 cancer patients, with tumors of the pancreas, prostate, uterus … Continue reading →

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CRISPR Gene-Editing Technology May Not Be Nearly as Precise as Previously Thought

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

One month ago we discussed how the CRISPR genome-editing tool offers promise in cancer immunotherapy. The revolutionary gene-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 is often described as “molecular scissors” for its ability to turn previously improbable feats of genetic engineering into exercises in … Continue reading →

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FDA Approves First Drug to Target Genetic Traits Of Cancer, Rather Than Body Location

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

The US Food & Drug Administration approved the first ever cancer drug that treats specific genetic traits of the disease, rather than the part of the body in which the cancerous tumor is located, as reported by the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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CRISPR Genome-Editing Tool Takes Cancer Immunotherapy to the Next Level

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Earlier today we posted a column discussing the first use of the gene editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 in a patient with late-stage throat cancer, in hopes of eradicating the disease. This report from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, … Continue reading →

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China Scientists Testing Gene Editing CRISPR Technique in Quest to Cure Cancer

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

On Friday, a team of Chinese scientists used the cutting-edge gene editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 on humans for the second time in history, injecting a cancer patient with modified human genes in hopes of vanquishing the disease, in this report from … Continue reading →

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Getting The Facts: Eight Common Falsehoods to Stop Believing About Breast Cancer

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Considering the sheer mass of information online regarding breast cancer, most women have heard myths associated with the disease. Separating the true from the false equips women with the facts necessary to reduce risk and to plan treatment if diagnosed, … Continue reading →

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