Tumor Oxygen Factor in Fighting Cancer

I read an article in Medical News Today addressing the issue of normalizing tumor oxygen supply that could be the key factor in the fight against cancer. When tumor cells lack oxygen, it changes the cells’ gene expression and contributes to the growth of cancer. A research project led by professor Diether Lambrechts and Dr. Bernard Thienpont was published in the renowned scientific journal Nature. The study proved that maintaining proper oxygen supplying tumors, does inhibit these epigenetic aberrations. Lets hope these insights could lead to new anti-cancer drugs that will target blood vessels or the …read more