Destroying tumor material that 'cloaks' cancer cells could benefit patients
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
Like a stealth jet cloaks itself from radar, cancer cells cloak themselves within tumors by hiding behind a dense layer of cellular material known as stroma. According to a new study, drugs that target and strip away the stroma would pave the way for drugs to reach the cancerous cells within the tumor, which could have a beneficial effect on the survival of pancreatic cancer patients.