Dementia-like clumps found in cells before cancer strikes

Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have uncovered dementia-like behavior in pancreas cells at risk of turning into cancer. The findings provide clues that could help in the treatment and prevention of pancreatic cancer, a difficult-to-treat disease linked to 6,900 deaths in the UK every year.*

The research was published on August 15 in the journal Developmental Cell, and was funded by Cancer Research UK, with additional support from Wellcome, theMedical Research Council, and the…

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