Anti-cancer gene could tackle colon cancer
Anti-cancer gene could tackle colon cancer
Researchers hope that triggering anti-cancer genes could prove decisive in the battle against colon cancer.A study at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Denmark has unravelled the genetic coding that gives particular intestinal cells their identity.
With these findings, the experts hope they can prevent colon cancer by activating special anti-cancer genes.
Professor Jesper Troelsen revealed that five of the 600 genes identified had cancer-blocking properties.
He explained that in the early stages of colon cancer, the colonic cancer cells deactivate a gene called CDX2.
The focus of their immediate investigations will be on finding a way to reactivate CDX2 in order to prevent the onset of colon cancer.
According to the Irish Cancer Society, approximately 980 men and 750 women are diagnosed with colorectal cancer every year in Ireland.
Its advice for lowering the risk of developing the disease is to eat a high fibre, low fat diet.
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