Most cancer is not hereditary. Approximately 80% of cancer is not inherited and is instead caused by a combination of factors, including aging, obesity, and environmental factors. So, who should be concerned about hereditary cancer? If one or more of the following red...
A major component of the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI), announced by President Obama in January, is the PMI Cohort Program (PMI-CP) – a new research cohort of a million or more volunteer participants. This research cohort will help to expand our knowledge and...
On Friday, July 10th, 2015 Jo Handelsman, Ph.D., the Associate Director for Science at the White House, presented on the Precision Medicine Initiative at Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, CT.President Obama launched the initiative, explaining,...
Updated June 25, 2019 What is sarcoma? Sarcoma is a group of cancers that often start in the soft tissue or bone. Soft tissue is composed of fat, blood vessels, nerves, muscles, deep skin tissues, and cartilage. What are the types of sarcomas? Soft tissue sarcoma and...