Disruption Of A Crucial Cellular Machine May Kill The Engine Of Deadly Cancers
Monday, September 7, 2015 - 13:40
in Health & Medicine
In a way, cancer resembles a runaway car with a gas pedal stuck to the floor, hurling out of control. Most new targeted cancer therapies seek to fix the gas pedal itself, and thus thwart the aggressive behavior of the tumor. But for many types of cancers, the pedal simply cannot be repaired, so new alternatives are desperately needed. A team at Baylor College of Medicine has discovered a way to step on the brakes of some of the deadliest cancers. read more