Friday, August 10, 2012

Hallmarks of Cancer

These are the hallmarks of cancer.

1. Increased activity of oncogenes.
2. Decreased activity of tumor suppressor genes.
3. Defect in apoptosis mechanism.
4. Uncontrolled cell proliferation (like due to Alternate Lengthening of Telomere etc.)
5. Growth of blood vessels - Angeogenesis (drugs like Avastin target this).
6. Tumor invasion and metastasis. 

1 comment:

Paavai said...

Can these indications be presented in common man's terms ... btw , i havent written a blog in a while. Happened to go to my page and saw your name in the comments. Happy to see you are continuing to blog. Paavai