Exact outline of melanoma could lead to new diagnostic tools, therapies
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 18:32
in Health & Medicine
A specific biochemical process that can cause normal and healthy skin cells to transform into cancerous melanoma cells has been found by researchers, which should help predict melanoma vulnerability and could also lead to future therapies. They discovered in this situation that the immune system is getting thrown into reverse, helping to cause cancer instead of preventing it.