New gene stops cancer metastasis

[Perspicuo]

New gene discovered that stops spread of deadly cancer: Scientists identify gene that fights metastasis of a common lung cancer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140717124523.htm

A gene responsible for stopping the movement of cancer from the lungs to other parts of the body has been discovered by researchers, indicating a new way to fight one of the world’s deadliest cancers. By identifying the cause of this metastasis, which often happens quickly in lung cancer and results in a bleak survival rate, scientists are able to explain why some tumors are more prone to spreading than others. The newly discovered pathway may also help researchers understand and treat the spread of melanoma and cervical cancers.

Researchers Discover A Novel Gene That Stops Cancer Spreading
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/researchers-discover-novel-gene-stops-cancer-spreading

Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a new gene that plays a crucial role in a biochemical pathway that prevents cancer cells from escaping the initial site of tumor growth and spreading round the body. It is hoped that this novel information could help identify patients that are more likely to respond to new therapies that target other parts of this pathway. The study has been published in Molecular Cell.

Certain types of cancer are more likely to spread to other parts of the body, or metastasize, than others. Some lung cancers are particularly renowned for their aggressive nature and ability to spread rapidly and early on, meaning that survival is often poor. In fact, the five-year survival rate of patients with lung cancer, which does not only affect smokers, is as low as 10% which is considerably lower than that of breast or prostate cancer which is greater than 80%.

“The reason behind why some tumors do that [metastasize] and others don’t has not been very well understood,” said lead researcher Reuben Shaw in a news-release. “Now, through this work, we are beginning to understand why some subsets of lung cancer are so invasive.”

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

So is this news or not? I always come here to see what is hyped up crap or repackaged material. It sounds like an extremely important break through.

 

[Perspicuo]

Jimmy,
It's always repackaged material. Scientists don't write news articles, they write monographs. The reason for posting it is not because it's just out of the oven (but I think it is, at least it doesn't seem like something from a couple of years ago), but because there can be a discussion about it, if it draws the community's attention.