Of Proteins and Genes – the cure for Cancer

Researchers are focusing on ever so smaller units of cells in hopes of finding a cure to one of the most deadly diseases the world over. Cancer in its many forms and shapes is blamed as the most prevalent human disease that needs attention for proper management. Focusing on stem cells or the human body’s super cells gives them an understanding on how they become cancerous leading to cancer. They are also trying to understand the mechanisms which makes one cell influence another to become cancerous spreading the disease either making it grow or spread to other parts of the human body.
They have succeeded in isolating a specific protein chain called Stat3 which is the signaling protein responsible for healthy cells to become cancerous. They hope that research into Stat3 protein blockers would allow proper management and ultimately lead to a cure for prostate cancer and its many other forms.