Study: Breast, ovarian cancer may be linked in origin

Study: Breast, ovarian cancer may be linked in origin

BOSTON – Breast cancer and ovarian cancer may have similar origins, according to a study published last month in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences by Boston University School of Medicine researchers.

"Though breast and ovarian cancer are distinctly clinically different, our analysis uncovered many overlaps, particularly with respect to genetic and epigenetic alterations," said Dr. Sibaji Sarkar, an instructor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and an author of the study, referring to a process in which genetically identical cells express their genes differently, causing different outcomes.

Trump’s new Obama claims push into uncharted territory
Donald Trump

Trump’s new Obama claims push into uncharted territory

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's latest accusation against President Barack Obama — that he's putting U.S. enemies ahead of America's own people — is thrusting him into uncharted territory for the presidential candidate of any major political party.

Trump spent the first days following the Orlando nightclub massacre hinting Obama was sympathizing with or even supporting terrorists. Some of those times he said he was repeating what "many people" believe — one of the presumptive Republican nominee's favorite ways to sprinkle conspiracy theories into the presidential campaign.

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