Yahoo News UK The Future of Cancer Testing Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Los Angeles, 20 January 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Yahoo News UK The Future of Cancer Testing Clive Svendsen, PhD, in his lab at the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute. Photo by Cedars-Sinai. Yahoo! News UK recently spoke with Clive Svendsen, PhD, executive director of the Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute at Cedars-Sinai, about how scientists are growing replicas of patients’ organs that could someday predict whether patients might develop hereditary forms of cancer. Researchers could also test new cancer therapies on the simplified replicas, called organoids, without exposing patients to the drugs. Organoids do not look like actual organs. Rather, they are a cluster of cells that fit in a petri dish. "We can now simulate what would happen in a human in diseases like cancer, and then treat it in a dish before you even have it," Svendsen said in the article, which also was published by The Telegraph. Svendsen conducted his study in ovarian cancer patients who have a mutation in the BRCA-1 gene. Women with this mutation are at increased risk for ovarian cancer and have a 50% chance of developing breast cancer by age 70. As a result, they must decide whether and when to seek preventive surgery to remove their breasts and ovaries. Using stem cells from the blood of these patients, and also from healthy women, Svendsen and colleagues grew organoids of the women’s fallopian tube tissue, the site where ovarian cancer generally begins. Within six months, organoids from the patients with the BRCA-1 mutation developed abnormalities that indicated cancer. More research is needed, but Svendsen said his technique could one day give women with a BRCA-1 mutation personalized information about their cancer risk, allowing some to forgo or delay preventive surgery until after their childbearing years. "Models using this technology are going to become more and more prevalent," Svendsen said in the article. Click here to read the complete article from Yahoo! News UK. Related Stories RSS feed - Related Stories (opens in new window) View all headlines - Related Stories HealthDay Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries October 07, 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles HealthDay recently interviewed Rebecca J. Schneyer, MD, a resident in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at Cedars-Sinai, about a study she led that found Black and Hispanic women were less likely than white women to receive minimally … Read more KCRW Want New Omicron Booster Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot October 06, 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles KCRW program Press Play recently featured Rita Shane, PharmD, vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Cedars-Sinai, discussing who qualifies for the updated COVID-19 booster and how long patients must wait before getting the shot.The Centers … Read more ABC 7 Spider-Man Swings by 4-Year-Old Leukemia Patient s Birthday Party at Cedars-Sinai September 30, 2022 09:00 AM America/Los_Angeles ABC 7 recently profiled Cedars-Sinai patient Jabari Henley, who celebrated his fourth birthday with a special superhero at Guerin Children's newly opened inpatient facility.The Lifedriven Foundation helped throw Henley a surprise party in the Guerin … Read more Show previous items Show next items Contact the Media Team Email: [email protected] Share this release Yahoo News UK The Future of Cancer Testing Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Search Our Newsroom Social media Visit our Facebook page (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Visit our Youtube profile (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Latest news 07 Oct 2022 - HealthDay Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries 07 Oct 2022 - Faculty Publications: Sept. 29-Oct. 6 07 Oct 2022 - Fine-Tuning Organ-Chip Technology 06 Oct 2022 - KCRW Want New Omicron Booster Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot 05 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics 04 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Showcases Hispanic and Latinx Art Newsroom Home