Blocking tumour's 'death switch' paradoxically stops tumour growth

Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 06:20 in Health & Medicine

Every cell contains machinery for self-destruction, used to induce death when damaged or sick. But according to a new research study, a receptor thought to mediate cell suicide in normal cells may actually be responsible for the unrestrained growth of cancerous tumours...

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