Breast Cancer Therapy
Findings in breast cancer therapy reported from Chi-Mei Medical Center, Department of Medical Research
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 15th, 2008
Fresh data on breast cancer are presented in the report 'Anti-tumor potential of 15,16-dihydrotanshinone I against breast adenocarcinoma through inducing G1 arrest and apoptosis.' According to recent research from Tainan, Taiwan, "Chemotherapeutic drugs are usually designed to induce cancer cell death via cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis pathways. In this study, we used the chemical drug 15,16-dihydrotanshinone I (DHTS) to inhibit breast cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth, and investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms."
"Human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 were both used in this study, and DHTS was found to significantly decrease cell...
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