How does a proto-oncogene cause cancer? In the early twentieth century, a tumor-causing virus called the Rous sarcoma virus (retrovirus) was discovered. 3 Host cell proto-oncogene (c-src) and Rous ...

Breast cancers at all stages are defined by the structure of their genomes, researchers find. Targeting these processes early is likely to offer unexpected therapeutic avenues. Breast cancers can be ...

Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have identified an RNA-binding protein that increased the translation of Myc mRNA. The authors wrote that their work, which was published ...

Initiating targeted therapy for eligible patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was found to improve outcomes, even when patients were started on nontargeted therapy but switched in ...