Why Cancer Cells Just Won't Die: Researcher Identifies Protein Which Regulates Cell Suicide

From Science Daily:

ScienceDaily (Dec. 10, 2009) — When cells experience DNA damage, they'll try to repair it. But if that fails, the damaged cells are supposed to self-destruct, a process called apoptosis. A cancer researcher at Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario has identified a protein that regulates apoptosis, a new discovery which has implications for both the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

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