Body's cancer defences hijacked to make pancreatic, lung cancers more aggressive
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 14:00
in Health & Medicine
A vital self-destruct switch in cells can be hijacked, making some pancreatic and non small cell lung cancers more aggressive, according to research. Researchers found that mutations in the KRAS gene interferes with protective self-destruct switches, known as TRAIL receptors, which usually help to kill potentially cancerous cells.