Researchers Use 'Decoy' Molecule to Treat Cancer 40
Jerry Rivers writes "The Globe and Mail is reporting that scientists in British Columbia have successfully used a 'decoy' molecule to shrink advanced prostate tumors. Citing a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the the Globe story explains how the researchers are the first to find a way to block the process of androgen reception in cells and prevent, a key trigger in the onset of prostate cancer."
Another Canadian research breakthrough (Score:5, Interesting)
Is cancer research a major industry in Canada, or is this an abnormally productive period for their universities? It seems like a lot of recent discoveries in that field have come from my Frozen Northern Neighbor.
Re:A little more info (Score:4, Interesting)
The real irony is when we succeed in wiping out cancer in mice a full decade before we do it for people.