Stopping Cancer Cells Before They Start? Inhibitor Of Gene Regulator Discovered

Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 09:36 in Health & Medicine

A chemist has discovered a molecule that can potentially stop the production of cancer cells at the very beginning of the process by switching off the gene regulators responsible for turning healthy cells into cancer cells. The discovery could lead to the development of drugs that can treat some of the deadliest forms of cancer, including brain cancer.

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