Researchers have identified a new anti-cancer protein -histidine phosphatase LHPP, that could help to spot liver cancer earlier and treat it more effectively. Over the past few decades, rates of liver cancer have increased significantly. While survival rates are improved, only 1 in 5 people survive for longer than 5 years after diagnosis. Liver cancer is often diagnosed at relatively late stage. By this point, the liver is already severely damaged, and the prognosis is usually poor.
To combat this problem, scientists from the University of Basel have found a way to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma earlier and, eventually, improve treatment. Tumor suppressors Cancer cells grow and spread in an uncontrolled manner. Tumor suppressors are an anti-cancer protein that halts this uncontrolled cell growth. However, in cancer cells, tumor suppressors don’t function properly. In order to…
