Cancer drugs cause large cells that resist treatment; scientist aims to stop it

(University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) Fueled by genetic changes due to cancer therapy itself, rogue cells may become very large with twice or quadruple the number of chromosomes found in healthy cells. Dr. Daruka Mahadevan of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, seeks to find drugs that prevent or treat this problem.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news