Boston (OTL) – A woman’s cancer genome has been decoded. The woman whose cancer genome was detected was in her fifties and had died after having battled acute myelogenous leukemia for almost two years. Most people who get this form of leukemia are over the age of sixty and usually they do not live longer than five years.
According to statistics, more than 13,000 people are diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia every year and sadly of those leukemia patients approximately 8,800 will die.
This scientific discovery is an important step in understanding cancer. Cancer is a horrible disease which kills many people annually. By identifying a woman’s cancer genome researchers can finally formulate ways to produce more effective cancer treatments for people who suffer from leukemia and other forms of cancer.
Cancer is a heart breaking disease which affects not only cancer patients but also their families and friends. Maybe this cancer genome being decoded can finally lead to finding a cure for cancer. This is a very historic scientific discovery.
Can you imagine a world without cancer? The world would be such a better place to live in. It is sad to see people suffer because they have cancer. Cancer affects so many people every single day. Hopefully the history books will remember this cancer genome being decoded and will say that it was one of the crucial first steps involved in offering better and more productive treatments for cancer patients and lead to the cure for cancer.