Future cancer treatments may target your genes rather than the cancerous cells themselves. A new study found that reactivating a single gene was enough to stop and reverse colorectal cancer (that's cancer of the colon, or bowels) in mice, with a return to normal intestinal functions within just four days and tumors gone within two weeks. The concept, though not the specific method, could lead to new treatments of a variety of cancers.
.. Continue Reading Reactivation of a single gene turns colorectal cancer cells back into normal tissueSection: Medical
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via http://www.gizmag.com/
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