Rogue gene hijacks stem cells to jumpstart human cancer

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 10:50 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 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...

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