Researchers target 'cell sleep' to lower chances of cancer recurrence
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 20:30
in Health & Medicine
By preventing cancer cells from entering a state of cellular sleep, cancer drugs are more effective, and there is a lower chance of cancer recurrence, according to new research from an international research team. The discovery is the first to show that it is possible to therapeutically target cancer cells to keep them from entering a cellular state called quiescence, or "cell sleep."