Cancer's Death Star Is Gone
How Scientists Shot Down Cancer’s ‘Death Star’ Can scientists really shoot down cancer's death star? According to an article in The New York Times written by Gina Kolata, it could be a possibility. During a long 40 years of hard work and effort, teachers were able to succeed in defeating one of the most common cancer-causing mutations in the human body. By finding this genetic mutation scientists believe that patients with lung or colorectal cancer have a better chance of living a longer life. Scientists also believe that finding this mutation will help lead to better drugs o reduce the spread of cancer in all patients. It is hard to believe that this is is a real scientific finding and hits close to home. Back in 2010, my brother was diagnosed with Burkitt's Leukemia, and shortly after that my best friend's sister and my uncle were both diagnosed with severe brain tumors. Although they did not have lung or colorectal cancer I wonder how this scientific discove