Genes that hold the clues to bladder cancer and its treatment

Genes that hold the clues to bladder cancer and its treatment

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Scientists have discovered the ‘genetic signatures’ of the most common form of bladder cancer - and it could open up the possibility of better-targeted treatment, according to research published (13 November).

The study looked at non-invasive bladder cancer tumours which form in the lining of the bladder and have not spread to the bladder muscle.

According to the NHS, there are 10,000 new cases of bladder cancer diagnosed in the UK every year, more than half of which are non-invasive.

The researchers from the University of Leeds, who were funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, found that there …

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(2017-12-02), Genes that hold the clues to bladder cancer and its treatment, Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 1159, ISSN: 1532-4664, BUTTER® ID: 014744732