VEGF « Understanding Cancer

2010 - A New Year

Happy New Year! 2010 is here, and I will be updating my News blog again on a daily (or almost daily basis).

I’ve had a quick scan of my favourite websites and there is lots to write about, several new bits of research have caught my eye including the effect of blood sugar levels [...]

VEGF – How can we stop the blood supply to cancer cells?

I haven’t written about VEGF before, not because it’s not important, it is, in fact VEGF has been shown to be important in a whole range of solid (i.e. lump forming) tumours, these include:

Bladder Breast Cervical Colorectal (bowel) Esophageal (food pipe) Glioblastoma multiforme (brain tumour) Head and neck cancer Lung cancer Ovarian cancer [...]