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Published online 7 March 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070305-7
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Dozens of new cancer genes found
Genome sweep shows cancer-driving mutations more common than thought.
The range of mutations that can drive cancer growth could be much wider than thought. An international research effort called the Cancer Genome Project has identified around 120 new genes that contain mutations promoting the disease.
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