Sunday, 16 December 2012

New Culprit in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Identified

A molecular switch that enables advanced prostate cancers to spread without stimulation by male hormones has been discovered by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They say the finding could lead to a new treatment for prostate cancers that are no longer controlled by hormone-blocking drugs. The researchers report in the Dec. 14 issue of iScience/i that the molecular switch occurs in a protein, EZH2, which is increased in these tumors, termed ...

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