Princess Margaret Hospital researchers identify a key enzyme that affects radiation response

Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

Cancer researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) have discovered that targeting an enzyme called Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase (UROD) can sensitise diseased tissue to radiation and chemotherapy, which could mean fewer side effects for individuals with head and neck cancer...

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