A major problem with cancer is not necessarily the primary tumor formation, but the ability of some tumor cells within that primary tumor to metastasize, or travel to distant sites, where they develop new tumors. |
In many ways, I think of treating cancer like we treat AIDS. You don't cure the person, but you give them a cocktail of drugs that treats the biological properties of the disease, allowing them to live a relatively healthy and disease-free life. |
What we hope we can do is determine ways of initiating apoptosis in these invasive cells. |