Scientists have figured out how cancer metastasizes
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Scientists of the Cancer Research Institute have found out how cancer cells can be pushed out of the tumors and spread throughout the body. Experts believe that this discovery will create new drugs against cancer.
During the labs, a JAK protein was isolated, which helps cancer cells generate the power needed to move the cell.
The cells contract, like muscles, to go beyond the tumor to continue the path through the body. It's not a secret, when the tumor passes to the stage of metastasis, it becomes very difficult to treat, because secondary tumors are very aggressive. According to official statistics, 90% of deaths caused by oncology are caused by metastases.
Protein JAK, according to scientists, is present during the movement of cells of all types of cancer.
I must say that JAK was previously associated with leukemia and at the moment there are drugs that have an impact on this protein. Perhaps they will also stop the spread of cancer. In the coming years, appropriate clinical trials should begin.
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