Recent research has spotted the reasons for the spread of lung cancer which could be a boon in early diagnosis of the disease.

"This important research shows for the first time how lung cancer cells sever ties with their neighbours and start to spread around the body, by hijacking the cells' recycling process and sending it into overdrive. Targeting this flaw could help stop lung cancer from spreading," said Dr. Angeliki Malliri, Lead researcher, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute.
Dr. Malliri and colleagues found that an over-abundance of a protein called HUWE1, which controls the disposal of TIAM1 is the reason for the breaking of too many TIAM1 ties.
HUWE1 has already been linked to tumor formation, but this is the first study to suggest it may also have a role in cell "junction disassembly, migration and invasion."
The team concludes that their results show that "HUWE1 stimulates human lung cancer cell invasion through regulating TIAM1 stability."
Nell Barrie, senior science information manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "Early-stage research like this is essential to find treatments which could one day block cancer spread - which would be a game changer."
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Lung cancer, also known as carcinoma of the lung or pulmonary carcinoma, is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung.
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Source-Medindia