Researchers find how a common genetic mutation makes cancer radiation resistant

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 08:35 in Health & Medicine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many cancerous tumors possess a genetic mutation that disables a tumor suppressor called PTEN. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown why inactivation of PTEN allows tumors to resist radiation therapy.

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