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The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) is a landmark cancer genomics program that sequenced and molecularly characterized over 11,000 cases of primary cancer samples. Learn more about how the program transformed the cancer research community and beyond.
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| Jul 20, 2017 | Watch: Grappling with cancers like John McCain’s glioblastoma that break all the rules | Arizona Sen. John McCain’s recent diagnosis of the hard-to-treat cancer glioblastoma stands in contrast to recent media reports that paint an optimistic picture of cancer treatment in America. A sampling of headlines includes “Cancer surviv... |
| Jan 7, 2017 | Using data science to beat cancer | Nancy Brinker Contributor Nancy Brinker is a cancer advocate, a global consultant and founder of Susan G. Komen. Her opinions expressed in this article are her own. Elad Gil Contributor Elad Gil, Ph.D. is the chairman and co-founder of Colo... |
| Sep 30, 2016 | The Cancer Moonshot needs a heavy dose of computational infrastructure | Top cancer researchers recently reported their findings and recommendations to President Obama and Vice President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot task force. To my surprise, all 10 recommendations in the Blue Ribbon Panel’s report heavily concentra... |
| Sep 21, 2015 | Healthcare Is The Last Industry To Be Disrupted, Says KPCB’s Beth Seidenberg | Tech has changed almost every aspect of our lives, from shopping to transportation. But despite the enormous amount of money Americans spend on healthcare, many treatments are decades old. In an onstage conversation with TechCrunch’s Sarah ... |
| Mar 29, 2012 | The Cloud Will Cure Cancer | Editor’s note: Mark Kaganovich is founder of SolveBio and a doctoral candidate in genetics at Stanford University. Follow him on Twitter @markkaganovich. Much ink has been spilled on the huge leaps in communications, social networking, and ... |
| Dec 22, 2009 | New tax on medical device manufacturers could force Invacare to ship out jobs — MedCity Evening Read, Dec. 22, 2009 | Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus recently was awarded an initial $5.5 million contract from the National Cancer Institute to serve as a biospecimen core resource for the Cancer Genome Atlas, a program co-managed by the cancer in... |
| New tax on medical device manufacturers could force Invacare to ship out jobs — MedCity Evening Read, Dec. 22, 2009 | News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio: A new tax on medical device manufacturers in the U.S. Senate’s health insurance reform bill may force Elyria-based Invacare Corp., which employs 1,300 people in Northeast Ohio, to shift jobs to ... |
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FAQ about The Cancer Genome Atlas Program
What has the press written about The Cancer Genome Atlas Program?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning The Cancer Genome Atlas Program, among them “Watch: Grappling with cancers like John McCain’s glioblastoma that break all the rules” (Jul 20, 2017) and “Using data science to beat cancer” (Jan 7, 2017).
Is The Cancer Genome Atlas Program still active?
Yes, The Cancer Genome Atlas Program is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 14, 2017.