Genes can be switched off before birth to prevent cancer, study suggests
Scientists discovered a switch inside a tumour that can be turned off hours before fertilisation
Genes that can trigger cancer could be switched off before birth, a study has suggested.
Researchers from Bath University believe they discovered a switch inside a tumour, and it can be ‘turned off‘ hours after fertilisation.
Co-author Professor Tony Perry led the research from the Department of Life Sciences at Bath. He said: “Our work could open a new clinical chapter for the early detection of cancer.”
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