Taiwan Scientists Test Protein Enabling Colorectal, Cervical Cancers

Executive Summary

Tawainese researchers are testing an adaptor protein that causes cancer as a likely target for treating colorectal, cervical and possibly other cancers. The scientific team said the Eps8 protein had been linked to colorectal cancer two years ago, and then to cervical cancer, but now the researchers believe it enhances the proliferation of cells associated with the two cancers. By lowering the level of Eps8 in animals, the team achieved a decrease in tumor growth. (Click here for more