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AP - In the largest effort of its kind, scientists have identified 26 genes that, when damaged, appear to promote lung cancer.

AFP - Scientists in the United States have identified 26 genes whose mutation plays a role in the commonest form of lung cancer, including genes that may be receptive to novel drugs or existing treatments used to tackle other tumours.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified 26 genes associated with the most common type of lung cancer, adenocarcinoma -- more than doubling the number of genes known to play a role in the deadly disease.

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Researchers report today that they grew prostate glands--important for reproduction in male mammals--in mice using a single stem cell transplanted from the prostates of donor mice. The findings may pave the way to new therapies for prostate cancer, which strikes one in six men in the U.S. [More]