One of the most important factors in finding a cure for cancer is to figure out what causes our cells to change and become malignant. A study was done by Edinburgh scientists at the University of Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre.
There is an important protein residing in our cells that inhibits cancer. This protein is called p53. Another protein called MDM2 controls the activity of the p53 protein. The study showed that the ratio between the MDM2 and the p53 protein can become unbalanced. This can cause the P53 protein to not perform as it should.
If the cell protein MDM2 can be stopped from interfering with the protein p53 then that is another way that scientists can come up with new therapies to treat cancer. Let's hope for new non-toxic therapies while we are at it!
1. To avoid the cancer is the of the most important thing to do, it can save a lot of lives, although this is a very difficulty thing.
Posted at 1:27AM on Jul 28th 2006 by ??