| After researchers discovered another colon | | | | but both of them act almost in the same way, |
| cancer gene, the second so far, they concluded | | | | being just like a guardian checking every new |
| that they have found the causes of over 90 | | | | piece of synthesized DNA to make sure that no |
| percent of the disease in its inherited form. | | | | mutations appeared. But, if one of these genes is |
| Every year 156,000 people are diagnosed with | | | | corrupted the new synthesized DNA pieces will be |
| colon cancer and six of those cases are caused | | | | altered really bad and you will develop cancer as a |
| by those two genes together. In the same time, | | | | result. Usually inherited cancer appears at the age |
| around 30 percent of non inherited cases are | | | | of 50. |
| caused by these two genes of colon cancer. | | | | Thanks to these new discoveries new screening |
| It is expected that in the near future researchers | | | | tests will be available for the general population. |
| will come out with some new tests to identify the | | | | Most specialists agree that this is a huge step for |
| presence of these genes in an individual and if | | | | the medical science resulting in the saving of |
| either one of these is found, doctors can do | | | | countless lives and a great cost reduction in the |
| tumor checks more frequently permitting them to | | | | medical system. |
| discover them earlier while they can still be | | | | One of these genes is present in about 1 every |
| surgically removed. With this new knowledge it is | | | | 200 people all around the world making it the |
| assumed that over 90 percent of all that cases | | | | number one genetic defect. Screening will save a |
| caused by inherited colon cancer can be evoited. | | | | huge amount of lives but researchers already |
| Researchers are confident that this new | | | | raise economic concerns regarding the medical |
| discovery will lead to new anticancer drugs in a | | | | health care; it may be possible that future |
| very short time period, a period of two to five | | | | agencies will deny the right to a health insurance |
| years. | | | | just on the reason that a client presents a higher |
| The genes are found on different chromosomes, | | | | risk because he has one of these genes. |