2017 Annual Report

Science News | MARCH 4, 2017 BREATHLESS

A once popular cancer-fighting strategy sought to starve tumors by cutting off their oxygen supply (areas of low oxygen are green in this mouse breast cancer). But recent research suggests such efforts might do more harm than good. Oxygen deprivation can trigger a metabolic panic that can drive tumor growth and spread, as well as encourage drug resistance.

STEVE SEUNG-YOUNG LEE, NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, UNIV. OF CHICAGO COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER

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