Our goal is to educate Ashkenazi Jewish women about a gene mutation
which substantially increases their risk of breast or ovarian cancer.
However, we want to do more than just educate you about this gene
mutation. We want to encourage you to seek genetic counseling so you
can determine if you carry this gene mutation. Our mission is to
support education and genetic screening of Ashkenazi Jewish women
around the world so we can break the cycle of hereditary breast and
ovarian cancer!
Destroying bad seeds
Scientists have found a microRNA that blocks the development of breast-cancer stem cells
Cancer stem cells are thought to be the 'bad seeds' of cancer. They are the only cells capable of giving rise to new
tumours and are resistant to chemotherapy. Destroying cancer stem cells could potentially block cancer development.
Erwei Song at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Judy Lieberman at Harvard Medical School and co-workers1 showed that
breast-cancer stem cells could be blocked from self-renewal and differentiation through the interference of let-7.
brca gene 1 and 2