Rogue gene hijacks stem cells to jumpstart human cancer
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 14:00
in Health & Medicine
A gene thought to be responsible for initiating human cancer has been identified by researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The study - published online today (9 November) in the journal Cancer Research - paves the way for developing early cancer diagnostic tests, and finding new treatments that prevent or stop the spread of cancer cells at an early stage.