oncology

  • Two-Thirds Of All Cancer Mutations Are Unavoidable, Scientists Claim

    Two-Thirds Of All Cancer Mutations Are Unavoidable, Scientists Claim

    In a study that’s bound to attract considerable controversy, a pair of researchers are claiming that between 60 and 66 per cent of all cancer-causing mutations are the result of random DNA copying errors, making them essentially unavoidable. The new research is offering important insights into how cancer emerges, and how it should be diagnosed…