The Studies of Tumor Starvation
The Studies of Tumor Starvation
The article “Can Cancer Tumors Be Starved To Death” states that, recently, there have been some very exciting developments in the field of cancer. These developments are that there may be a possible way to starve cancer tumors to death. Also, many laboratories are researching this matter, but they are not sure as to whether or not that this may lead to the cure to cancer.
A Harvard University researcher, Dr. Judah Folkman, pursued an indication made by many oncologists (researchers of cancer). This indication being that when removed from the primary tumor, the secondary tumor habitually begins to grow at quite a shocking rate. Dr. Folkman then rationalized that the primary tumor may be producing a certain substance that restrains the growth of the secondary tumor.
Later, in his search to find and isolate a chemical that could indeed curtail the growth of a secondary tumor. Dr. Folkman found two chemicals that could do just that. Their names: angiostatin and endostatin. When he examined the two proteins, Folkman discovered that angiostatin and endostatin are substances that restrict the process of angiogenesis.
This article then states the process of angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the configuration of new blood vessels (i.e. as the consequence of a tumor). Angiostatin and endostatin kill tumors by discontinuing their supply of blood. Thus, by generating dynamics such as these two chemicals, the primary tumor thereby inhibits the growth of other tumors- which allows the primary tumor to benefit from the accessible assets for its own gain.
The article later elucidates that how when using angiogenesis restrictors in mice tumors, the tumors would alter to miniscule sizes. The piece also goes on to articulate how many other scientists have tried to duplicate these results while some have succeeded in doing so whilst other have not. The article then states that five labs have isolated angiogenesis restrictors of their own
The article “Can Cancer Tumors Be Starved To Death” states that, recently, there have been some very exciting developments in the field of cancer. These developments are that there may be a possible way to starve cancer tumors to death. Also, many laboratories are researching this matter, but they are not sure as to whether or not that this may lead to the cure to cancer.
A Harvard University researcher, Dr. Judah Folkman, pursued an indication made by many oncologists (researchers of cancer). This indication being that when removed from the primary tumor, the secondary tumor habitually begins to grow at quite a shocking rate. Dr. Folkman then rationalized that the primary tumor may be producing a certain substance that restrains the growth of the secondary tumor.
Later, in his search to find and isolate a chemical that could indeed curtail the growth of a secondary tumor. Dr. Folkman found two chemicals that could do just that. Their names: angiostatin and endostatin. When he examined the two proteins, Folkman discovered that angiostatin and endostatin are substances that restrict the process of angiogenesis.
This article then states the process of angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the configuration of new blood vessels (i.e. as the consequence of a tumor). Angiostatin and endostatin kill tumors by discontinuing their supply of blood. Thus, by generating dynamics such as these two chemicals, the primary tumor thereby inhibits the growth of other tumors- which allows the primary tumor to benefit from the accessible assets for its own gain.
The article later elucidates that how when using angiogenesis restrictors in mice tumors, the tumors would alter to miniscule sizes. The piece also goes on to articulate how many other scientists have tried to duplicate these results while some have succeeded in doing so whilst other have not. The article then states that five labs have isolated angiogenesis restrictors of their own