Over The Edge: New Therapeutic Strategy Takes Advantage Of Stressed Cancer Cells

... A biochemical alteration that has long been viewed as an adverse aspect of tumor biology may turn out to be a deadly double-edged sword for the cancer cells themselves. Scientists have successfully exploited the oxidative stress common in cancer cells to preferentially kill malignant cells. This approach has the therapeutic advantage of selectively targeting cancer cells while exhibiting minimal toxicity in normal cells. The research is published in the September 2006 issue of the journal Cancer Cell, published by Cell Press. ...