Has anyone seen this cancer article?
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VANCOUVER
August 13, 2007 at 6:49 PM EDT
A unique gene that can stop cancerous cells from multiplying into tumours has been discovered by a team of scientists at the B.C. Cancer Agency in Vancouver.
The team, led by Dr. Poul Sorensen, says the gene has the power to suppress the growth of human tumours in multiple cancers, including breast, lung and liver.
The gene, HACE 1, helps cells fight off stress that, left unchecked, opens the door to formation of multiple tumours.
Dr. Sorensen's team found cancerous cells form tumours when HACE 1 is inactive, but when additional stress such as radiation is added, tumour growth is rampant.
Kick-starting HACE 1 prevented those cells from forming tumours.
The study appears in the advance online publication of Nature Medicine.
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My concern would be is it killing any thing else? It seems like this would be hard to test- it would have to be applied early in the cancer stage. Do the tumors have to be present to suppress them?
Yes, I saw this in our news. It's still going to be a while before it's being used in general medical treatment. The trials continue.
They expect it to be used in general medicine in the next couple of years.
Thanks that is very insightful as I am now about to begin studying Natural Medicine so I am very interested in these topics! That is very good news, don't you think? I mean seems like a wonderful discovery! :-)
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