Cancer

Proteins involved in cancer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100217074950.htm

Genetics of cancer
Control of Cancer Cell Pathways Key to Halting Disease Spread, Study Shows http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100614171857.htm

Cancer as a error prone repair and rejuvenation mechanism
http://www.ted.com/talks/eva_vertes_looks_to_the_future_of_medicine.html

"Hey, thanks for your question, and I’m sorry for the delated response. I’m hesitant to use words like “error,” “damage,” or “repair,” when it comes to discussing the functions of cells — what is good for one cell could be devastating for another, or for the organism the cell is a part of, depending on things like current state, developmental stage, relative position, and what the cell should be doing with respect to the (single- or multi-cellular) organism’s ideal situation.

That said, the regeneration of mammalian tissue is certainly possible, and it almost certainly involves altering the action of what we call tumor-suppressing genes. Here, too, to I wince at the terminology — yes, p53/Rb/ARF/etc suppress tumors (and tumor growth is dependent on the suppression of these mechanisms), but they aren’t restricted to the suppression of tumors. They are more appropriately thought of as apoptotis-inducers as well as proliferation-suppressors, and repression of their function can lead to tumorous or regenerative cell division.

Overcoming the obstacle here entails determining the proper combination of controlled proliferation rates and the maintenance of cell differentiation. That will require suppressing p53/Rb/etc, but also preventing the cells from taking a dedifferentiated turn. There are several combinations I’d explore to reach this optimal balance, but there remain a few major errors in “mainstream” theoretical cell bio — they’re rapidly being overcome, and I’m thrilled to watch the direction of progress.

TL;DR - It’s not that I disagree with the general principles, but I suspect current theory will not logically reach the desired conclusion without a small number of major epiphanies on the part of theoretical cell biology." -- Parijata D. Mackey

Adult mammalian cells can be made to regenerate by suppressing a pair of anti-cancer genes. http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/08/06/1447236/Regenerating-Muscle-Cells-With-Newt-Inspired-Tech

Fighting cancer with the immune system
http://www.physorg.com/news198170671.html

Scientists create army of tumor-fighting immune cells and watch as they attack cancer

A protein called perforin punches holes in and kills rogue cells in our bodies, researchers at Monash University and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne and Birkbeck College in London have found. Their discovery of the mechanism of this assassin is published today in the science journal Nature.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-kill-cancer-and-other-rogue-cells

http://www.monash.edu.au/news/newsline/story/1691

Possible virus cancer links
'Secret Weapon' of Retroviruses That Cause Cancer http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100215130341.htm

Novel cancer fighting compounds
dichloroacetate

http://www.moneytrendsresearch.com/scientists-cure-cancer-but-no-one-takes-notice/

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