'Normalizing' Tumor Vessels Leaves Cancer More Benign
Friday, February 20, 2009 - 23:28
in Health & Medicine
New research suggests a counterintuitive new method to make cancer less likely to spread: by normalizing the shape of tumors' blood vessels to improve their oxygen supply. Such a treatment strategy might also boost the efficacy and reduce resistance to available anti-cancer drugs and so-called anti-angiogenic drugs that work by cutting off the growth of new blood vessels.