Main Category: Melanoma / Skin Cancer
Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry; Vascular; Dermatology
Article Date: 18 Feb 2009 - 1:00 PST
New research suggests that blocking the activity of a protein in the blood could offer powerful protection against some skin cancers.
In the study, normal mice and mice that had a genetically engineered protein deficiency were exposed to almost a year of ultraviolet light that mimics chronic sun exposure. The mice that lacked the protein developed fewer, smaller, less aggressive and less vascular skin cancer tumors than did the normal mice.
Because a low-dose drug that blocks the protein's activity in the blood is currently under investigation by a Pennsylvania pharmaceutical company, the researchers hope that someday, a simple pill might help prevent or treat nonmelanoma skin cancer in people at highest risk for the disease.
Source:http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/139335.php?nfid=76490
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