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TechnologyMultiple cancers

New clues to cancer in the genome’s other 99 per cent

OICR leads more than 1,300 researchers from around the world in an unprecedented investigation into the dark matter of the human cancer genome. Adapted from a story in OICR’s 2018-2019 Annual Report. Three billion letters…
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AI algorithm classifies cancer types better than experts

Gurnit Atwal and Wei Jiao Pan-Cancer Project researchers develop deep learning system that can determine where a cancer originates with better accuracy than human experts If doctors know where a patient’s cancer started, they can…
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TechnologyMultiple cancers

Finding the roots of cancer, ‘It’s a needle in a haystack’

Dr. Shimin Shuai OICR’s Dr. Shimin Shuai and Pan-Cancer Project collaborators identify new cancer-causing mutations in the non-coding region of the cancer genome Cancer begins with a ‘driver’ mutation – a DNA abnormality that may…
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TechnologyMultiple cancers

TrackSig: Unlocking the history of cancer

Yulia Rubanova Toronto-based machine learning experts map the changes that lead to cancer, revealing opportunities for earlier diagnosis and new approaches to outmaneuver the disease A tumour is often made up of different cells, some…
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TechnologyMultiple cancers

Unraveling the story behind the cancers we can’t explain

Dr. Philip Awadalla The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Project has shown that despite cancer’s complexities, researchers are close to cataloguing all of the biological mechanisms that lead to the disease. Today, Nature released a…
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