A summary of Google Alerts for Breast Cancer and Cancer for the week ending 17 January 2014.
In previous posts, I’ve bemoaned the fact that scientists have already found cures for cancer, but unfortunately they are only at the premature rat-and-mouse trial stage.
This week, it’s the turn of the naked mole rat to take centre-stage. As you can see, it’s not going to win prizes for its looks, but I don’t care – I wish I were a naked mole rat.
I may be ugly and I lisp, but I’ll never get canther! (photo of naked mole rat)
Metastasis is the theme this week.
Scientists discover how cancer cells can turn themselves into brain cells to evade capture, and in yet another example of how evil and sneaky they are, transform into brain tumours. It explains how people in remission can later develop brain tumours. (Not helpful for the millions of women who already have brain tumours, but may lead to the development of treatments that will prevent such metastasis in other breast cancer patients.)
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