Many diseases are genetic. You cannot do anything about your genes but knowing which ones you are most likely to develop gives you a big advantage over it. Gene Testing can help you live your life smartly.

Gene Testing was discussed in an episode of Mel and Joey on Philippine TV.

In this video segment, learn the facts about breast cancer.

Gene Testing can detect risks for various diseases, including cancer. Watch this clip to learn more.

Dr. David Dy, surgical-oncologist, discusses Gene Therapy in The Morning Show on local TV.

Gene Therapy was a topic covered recently in Salamat Dok, a medical TV program in the Philippines.

A US cancer institute is developing a drug that would help patients complete their treatment for non-small cell lung cancer.

Doctors at the University of Pittsburg Medical Center (UPMC) Cancer Institute reported that they are developing JP4039, which is based on the protein MNSOD-PL. It enables patients to prevent esophagitis, a side effect of treating non-small cell lung cancer with chemotherapy and radiation. The condition causes the inflammation of the esophagus, sometimes making it difficult for patients to swallow their own saliva. This prevents patients from completing their treatment and even cause dehydration. With JP4039, patients no longer suffer from the debilitating effects of esophagitis and thus could continue with their treatment. Aside from that, patients experience no side effects after taking JP4039.
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The University of Miami has begun the development of a cancer treatment that showed no side effects found in other treatments.

Called SGN30, the experimental treatment targets only cancer cells with the marker called CD30, leaving healthy cells alone. This is unlike chemotherapy that destroys not only cancer cells but also neighboring cells, including healthy ones.
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An article by the BBC reported that for the first time ever, stem cell technology and precision gene therapy, “have been united for the first time in humans.”

Such a development could eventually create treatment for patients using their own cells. Currently, stems cells created from a patient cannot be used to treat that patient’s genetic illness. The reason for this is that the stem cells also inherit the genetic error that causes the illness. Scientists, however, have been able to overcome this obstacle, although they also admitted they still needed to conduct safety tests.
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Most of us are familiar about cancers and the destruction that they do to the body. Part of this is the fact that cancer is one of the most common and one of the deadliest diseases around. However, not everyone understands completely basics of why cancers occur.

An article by the US-based National Health Museum (NHM) explains some of the fundamentals of cancer, from what is and how it occurs. According to the article, “cancer is a disease of genes gone awry.” The genes that are responsible for controlling the replication of cells become damaged, which leads to the uncontrolled reproduction of the cells. This is then spreads to neighboring tissues, and may eventually spread throughout the body.
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According to new research, cancer accounts for 40% of people who die early deaths, a figure higher than any major disease such as AIDS and stroke.

The study conducted by the Cancer Research UK found that 76,000 people aged 25-74 die prematurely because of cancer each year. This accounts for 40% of the premature deaths in the country, compared to 15% from heart diseases and 9% from respiratory diseases. The figure is also higher than other illnesses such as AIDS, and other causes of early deaths such as murders, suicides and road accidents.
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