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May 01, 2013
TCGA Researchers Identify Potential Drug Targets, Markers for Leukemia Risk
Investigators for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have detailed and broadly classified the genomic alterations that frequently underlie the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
May 01, 2013
Study Establishes Basis for Genomic Classification of Endometrial Cancers
TCGA investigators have completed a comprehensive genomic analysis of endometrial cancer that identified novel tumor subtypes as well as genomic similarities to other cancers.
September 21, 2012
Study Reveals Genomic Similarities between Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer
Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas find shared genomic features between breast and ovarian cancer which could aid treatments.

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May 01, 2013
Cancers Share Gene Patterns, Studies Affirm
The New York Times reports on two new characterization studies of acute myeloid leukemia and endometrial cancer by the The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network.
December 04, 2012
Breaking Down Breast Cancer
Time surveys the top 10 medical breakthroughs of 2012, and number six is TCGA's comprehensive characterization of breast cancer.
September 24, 2012
Video: First Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Breast Cancer Could Change Treatment (07:36)
PBS's Judy Woodruff interviews Dr. Harold Varmus, the director of the National Cancer Institute, regarding The Cancer Genome Atlas's comprehensive breast cancer study and its possible future implications.

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