DMB
03-08-2009, 12:08 PM
See this news report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7813072.stm
Subhead says this:
Scientists say they have discovered a way to stop cancer spreading to other parts of the body.
But lower down it says:
A better understanding of how cancer spreads is crucial to improving the treatment of the disease. This research takes scientists a step closer to understanding this major problem - the next stage will be to find out if the LOX protein can be switched off to stop cancer spreading.
Obviously, this is a significant result, but the news bulletin on BBC News 24 this morning was touting it as a cure for metastasis. Can anyone how knows about this sort of thing please explain how long it is likely to take from this step to any sort of preventative treatment?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7813072.stm
Subhead says this:
Scientists say they have discovered a way to stop cancer spreading to other parts of the body.
But lower down it says:
A better understanding of how cancer spreads is crucial to improving the treatment of the disease. This research takes scientists a step closer to understanding this major problem - the next stage will be to find out if the LOX protein can be switched off to stop cancer spreading.
Obviously, this is a significant result, but the news bulletin on BBC News 24 this morning was touting it as a cure for metastasis. Can anyone how knows about this sort of thing please explain how long it is likely to take from this step to any sort of preventative treatment?