Prostate-cancer Sufferers Offered Hope by Molecule Discovery

Daily Telegraph – Men suffering with currently incurable prostate cancer have been offered hope by the discovery of a molecule that apears to target the tumours. The ”monoclonal” antibody seems to act against the disease in both its early and advanced stages. As well as attacking the disease directly, it also helps the immune system to identify and destroy cancer cells. Read Article

Ed. – monoclonal antibody: (Science: immunology, molecular biology) A substance, usually a protein, which can be synthsised in the laboratory in pure form by a single clone (population) of cells. These antibodies can be made in large quantities and have a specific affinity for certain target molecules called antigens which can be found on the surface of cells and those that are malignant.