A prostate cancer breakthrough could speed up research by 10 years - Interesting Engineering

An international team of researchers led by the Netherlands Cancer Institute has now unveiled an "unexpected potential" solution, not designed to fight cancer but to target proteins that regulate a cell’s circadian rhythm.

Prostate cancer growth is driven by male sex hormones called androgens. And so, lowering levels of these hormones can help slow the growth of cancer. Hormone therapy has been successful in keeping m… [+4933 chars]

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