UC Davis researchers have identified cells that help jumpstart prostate cancer growth midway through the disease, eventually causing it to become fatal.
The discovery is an important link to finding new treatments targeting this cellular function and reducing cancer deaths among American men.
"A number of cancer researchers are interested in microRNAs and how they are involved in diseases like leukemia," said Ralph deVere White, director of the UCD Cancer Center, professor of urology and senior author on the study. "But this is the first research to specifically look at the functional effects of microRNAs on the progression of prostate cancer."
Read full story in The National Prostate Cancer Coalition
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