Cancer’s Boundless Limits Towards Evolution

Oncogen contribute to cancer cells by encouraging cells to grow and divide excessively while tumour suppressor genes inhibit apoptosis. As all cells on Earth require oxygen, nutrients and the ability to remove waste products to survive and develop, it seems possible to develop anti-cancer drugs which will target at those blood vessels which supply nutrients to tumour cells. Even though this method is providing some promising results, there is no significant improvement in the overall survival of the organism in the long term. Nevertheless, the understanding of cellular basis of cancer cells gain from numerous researches have certainly help in developing new and effective treatment for cancer.

The Monoclonal Antibody are directed to attach to a specific part of the cancer, marking the cancer cell as harmful and making it easy for the immune system to identify it and destroy it. Scientists are looking to to find out the reason lymphocytes turn into cancer, why they grow fast or live longer then they should. Once this is understood the focus will be on finding a cure for the disease. There are new drugs being tested on patients and studies are being done on how to improve steam cell transplant, and new drugs are being tested. A cure may be out of reach for time being but treatments and research are advancing every

So it is not surprising that p53 mutations are found to be connected to many different types of cancer (Johnson, 2013). Such p53 mutations give rise to mutant p53 proteins, which have lost its normal function of suppressing tumor formation and have ga... ... middle of paper ... ...esearchers have looked into would be the promotion of ubiquitination of the mutant p53 genes, which would signal for its degradation through the proteasome (Muller, 2014). While the strategies sound simple enough to follow through, their success depends their efficiency in targeting mutant p53 genes in cancer treatments, their potential side effects on other genes and pathways, and their ability to actually target the correct cells containing the tumor suppressor gene mutation. While there have been many ideas to treat p53 mutations, most have not been tested in clinical trials because of the complexity of the human body and its cellular pathways, which researchers and scientists must further follow up on and understand in order to finally put their therapeutic strategies into practice later down the road in treating cancers with p53 mutations.

So picture yourself, your mother or father has just undergone cancer treatment and now you are afraid that the disease could be passed down to you. Now picture yourself in the alternative knowing that the disease can be based down to you and your offspring and there are effective treatments in place. These are the studies that are being done in evolutionary biology of cancer and scientists are making great progress. Ecology and Evolutionary Biologists claim that natural selection has a factor in the genetics of cancer. The theory of evolution, Darwinism, explains the idea that species by natural selection advance and others do not.

In the medical and scientific world, discoveries are constantly being made, answering the questions that the modern-day society has about the world as they know it. People in the late twentieth century have endeavored to find a way to decode and compare flawed genes to working ones, and to discover the hidden truths of “incurable” diseases, like cancer. The deeper they studied human genes, researchers still could not find a problem with the appearance of a malignant cell. There had to be an alternate solution to the problem. It was in the 1990s when the discovery of epigenetics revolutionized the medical research, and is still shaping the future for many modern medicines today.

There are cancers such as leukemia that do not form tumors but thrive in the circulatory system depositing damaged cells throughout the body where they will end up growing (American Cancer Society, 2014). C... ... middle of paper ... ...r disease and to work on improving their quality of life at all levels. As a PTA it would be important to be aware of the different treatment methods and how that will affect your patient and their capabilities to exercise. It is important to be aware of any complications and to be able to get the patient immediate treatment if necessary. There are psychological factors that affect the patient as well and it is important to know how to get your patient the help and support they need.

INTRODUCTION Cancer in one way or another touches all of us, whether as a patient or through the diagnosis of the people you love around you. Millions of patients who are faced with cancer are depending on oncologists everywhere to cure cancer so others will not suffer like they had to. Optimistically, sooner rather than later this international problem will come to an end. There are a number of drug companies that have been coming out with cancer treatment drugs. “Oncology has been one of the hottest and most active therapeutic areas for drug development, drug makers may want to take note of a finding that new cancer drugs have proven far more difficult to gain approval than medicines for infectious and autoimmune diseases.” (nature.com) Unfortunately, these drugs cannot cure the cancer but it sure makes it a load easier o... ... middle of paper ... ...Northwestern University.

Patients who lack SFRP4 express faster cancer progression because of lack of proper wnt regulation. Stem cell and stem-like cells ... ... middle of paper ... ...nclude SFRP 1-5. Introducing these regulators in the cell leads to lower cancer progression due to the ability to moderate wnt and reduce beta catenin production. Recommendation: The studies analysed herein indicate that Wnt regulation is impaired in cancer cells. This implies that resistance to current cancer therapies is associated with this anomaly.

Extensive research and analysis is critical to determine the best method of treatment. Cancer can be fatal but recent advancement and better understanding of the disease has produced major triumph in overcoming the ailment. Aside from patients feeling overwhelmed by being diagnosed with cancer, it can be extremely difficult and stressful to make a decision like this that will ultimately lead to life or death. The best treatment plan for cancer patients today is most likely combining CAM and drug treatments to lower the amount of side effects while shrinking the tumor size and inhibiting any further growth, thus curing the patient. There are a variety of forms of cancer which makes it harder on the doctor and patient to choose a treatment plan.

The Relative Positives and Negatives Behind the Techniques and Outcomes of Germ-line Gene Therapy Abstract: Ever since the idea of altering the human genome was created through the research of germ-line gene therapy, advocates and protestors entered into contention with one another. Supporters of the new technology argue about the benefits of germ-line therapy. Humans have the right to scientific inquiry, especially if it is beneficial to mankind. However, their counterparts claim that the difficulty and unknown side effects (coupled with a few unsuccessful and fatal trials) will cause damage greater than any potential good. Furthermore, some even argue with the ethical issues resultant of a possible eugenics movement.