Blocking Tumor’s ‘Death Switch’ Paradoxically Stops Tumor Growth, University of Chicago And Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Study

ScienceDaily (May 26, 2010) — Every cell contains machinery for self-destruction, used to induce death when damaged or sick. But according to a new research study, a receptor thought to mediate cell suicide in normal cells may actually be responsible for the unrestrained growth of cancerous tumors.