A drug combination that can trigger the self-destruct process in lung cancer cells has been discovered by UK scientists.
When healthy cells are no longer useful they initiate a chain of events culminating in self destruction. But cancer cells swerve away from this suicide path and become immortal. This means that cells grow out of control - causing tumours to form.
The Cancer Research UK team, based at the UCL Cancer Institute, has successfully fixed this fault in lung cancer cells - reprogramming the cells to self-destruct....
A drug combination that can trigger the self-destruct process in lung cancer cells has been discovered by UK scientists.
When healthy cells are no longer useful they initiate a chain of events culminating in self destruction. But cancer cells swerve away from this suicide path and become immortal. This means that cells grow out of control - causing tumours to form.
The Cancer Research UK team, based at the UCL Cancer Institute, has successfully fixed this fault in lung cancer cells - reprogramming the cells to self-destruct....