A ground-breaking finding revealed by researchers searching for a cancer treatment may allow certain cancer cells to become “normal” cells.
The body develops cancer when a cell’s DNA changes, transforming it from a normal cell into a malignant one and leading it to grow out of control.
The mutations may arise as a result of inheritance, injury (from sun exposure, for instance), or gradual development with age.
The ability to turn a cancerous cell back into something more like a normal one is a hugely important development because.
It offers a new treatment option for some cancers and may also lessen the unpleasant side effects of some commonly used cancer treatments, like radiation and chemotherapy.
