Kidney cancer's developmental source revealed

(Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) In the first experiment of its kind, scientists have revealed the precise identity of cancer cells of the most common childhood and adult kidney cancers. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and their collaborators showed the cancer cells are versions of specific healthy cells from developing or adult kidneys. Reported in Science, this study could lead to the development of completely new methods of treating kidney cancers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news