Kidney cancer's developmental source revealed

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 11:20 in Health & Medicine

In the first experiment of its kind, scientists have revealed the precise identity of cancer cells of the most common childhood and adult kidney cancers. Researchers showed the cancer cells are versions of specific healthy cells from developing or adult kidneys. This study could lead to the development of completely new methods of treating kidney cancers.

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