Items Tagged ‘American Association for Cancer Research’
April 4, 2012
Mayo Clinic Study Identifies Optimal Gene Targets for New Colon Cancer Test
A study presented today by Mayo Clinic researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012 in Chicago identified two genes that are optimal targets to be analyzed in a new noninvasive test for colorectal cancer developed by Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with Exact Sciences Corporation. The test uses a small sample […]
Tags: American Association for Cancer Research, Colorectal Cancer, Dr. David Ahlquist, Exact Sciences, methylation
April 1, 2012
Dong to Lead Cancer Prevention Session, Other Hormel Institute Scientists to Present
Dr. Zigang Dong, executive director of the Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota-Mayo Clinic, will help lead a session focused on new approaches to cancer prevention at an upcoming national conference in Chicago. Dong will join 20 other researchers from the Institute in presenting their latest discoveries at the American Association of Cancer Research’s 103rd annual […]
Tags: American Association for Cancer Research, Dr. Zigang Dong, Hormel Institute