Researchers at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues who have been exploring the complexities of biochemical pathways involved in cancer development have found that a form of glucose, a type of sugar, is intricately linked to a pathway used to build DNA molecules.
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Researchers at Georgetown University s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre and associates have discovered that a form of glucose, a type of sugar, is intricately linked to a pathway used to construct DNA molecules as part of their investigation into the complexities of biochemical pathways involved in cancer development. When this pathway is hyperactive, it can result in cancer and chemoradiotherapy resistance. Science News | Study Finds How Sugar Molecule Affect Cancer Cell Response to Chemoradiotherapy.
Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and found the make-up of the bacteria, fungi and viruses in a person’s tumor varied significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early-onset disease (age 45 or younger) or late-onset disease (age 65 or older). These results may help answer the riddle of why more young people are developing colorectal cancer, particularly those who have no known identifiable risk factors for the disease.