Cancer treatments alter the landscape of genetic mutations in healthy body tissues

Cancer treatments alter the landscape of genetic mutations in healthy body tissues

Cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, give a growth advantage to cells with particular genetic changes in healthy tissue, new research finds.

Cancer Treatment Genetic Effects in Healthy Cells May Reveal Clues to Side Effects and Resistance

Researchers used DNA sequencing to map mutations in normal tissue from cancer patients undergoing different types of treatment. They found significant differences in the genetic mutations in healthy tissue, depending on whether the patients received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or chemoradiation. The post Cancer Treatment Genetic Effects in Healthy Cells May Reveal Clues to Side Effects and Resistance appeared first on GEN - Genetic Engineering …

Chemotherapy alters 'Darwinian battleground' in our bodies

Cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy, give a growth advantage to cells with particular genetic changes in healthy tissue, new research finds.