Endocrinology

Life Supporting Hormone May Advance Growth of Cancer

Published in Vaccine Weekly, October 30th, 1995

A hormone found in the cells of the placenta, which helps sustain pregnancy by protecting an embryo from its mother's immune system, may also be the biological common denominator among cancers that has eluded scientists for decades, according to a study in the October 1995 issue of the Journal of Cancer.

Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), a hormone expressed by all malignant tumors, shields cancerous cells from the immune system's attack, rendering the body defenseless against the advancement of cancer, said Hernan Acevedo, Ph.D., a scientist at the Allegheny-Singer Research Institute (ASRI), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and professor of pathology at the Medical College...

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