Thursday, March 01, 2007

Skin cell find offers cancer clue

Source: BBC News
Posted: 1 March 2007, 00:14 GMT

Summary:

A discovery by Cambridge scientists about the way our skin cells are constantly renewed could shed light on the development of dangerous cancers. The find, detailed in Nature, could help reveal why some cells can become cancerous and cause tumours. However, it does not yet translate into new cancer treatments, experts say.