A team of Canadian researchers has found a novel way to stop the most aggressive cancerous tumours from growing and spreading.
They found that simply modifying a natural tumour-inhibiting protein, von Hippel-Lindau, could suppress growth in even the most dense tumours.
According to researchers, one day the discovery could be used as a therapy for patients suffering aggressive cancers of the breast, prostate, colon, brain, lungs and kidneys.
Researchers were able to create a new version of the protein that destroyed cancerous cells at the heart of solid tumours where oxygen levels are low - which the natural human protein cannot do.
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Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. Early detection and lifestyle changes help in controlling breast cancer.
Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. Early detection and lifestyle changes help in controlling breast cancer.
This is very, very exciting," the Daily Express quoted lead author Professor Michael Ohh, in Toronto, as saying.
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Liver is the largest organ inside the human body. It performs 500 different functions and processes 720 liters of blood per day. The important functions of the liver, the development of liver cancer and it’s symptoms are presented in this interactive.
Liver is the largest organ inside the human body. It performs 500 different functions and processes 720 liters of blood per day. The important functions of the liver, the development of liver cancer and it’s symptoms are presented in this interactive.
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Oral cancer is a cancer that develops in any part of the mouth. It is more common in men over 40.
Oral cancer is a cancer that develops in any part of the mouth. It is more common in men over 40.
