Asian Spectator

Men's Weekly

.

Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance

  • Written by Joshua Warrick, Associate Professor of Pathology, Penn State
Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistanceMost tumors are made up of many different kinds of cancer cells, as shown in this pancreatic cancer sample from a mouse.Ravikanth Maddipati/Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania via National Cancer Institute

Cancer is an evolutionary disease. The same forces that turned dinosaurs into birds turn normal cells into cancer: genetic...

More Articles ...

  1. The Federal Reserve and the art of navigating a soft landing ... when economic data sends mixed signals
  2. Banking crises rooted in a system that rewards excessive risk-taking -- as First Republic's precarious situation shows
  3. Cannabis-derived products like delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC have flooded the US market – two immunologists explain the medicinal benefits and potential risks
  4. Sudan's plunge into chaos has geopolitical implications near and far – including for US strategic goals
  5. Emmett Till's accuser, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died – here's how the 1955 murder case helped define civil rights history
  6. How the US military used magazines to target 'vulnerable' groups with recruiting ads
  7. SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid
  8. In 'Air,' Michael Jordan's silence speaks volumes about the marketing of Black athletes
  9. Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever-smaller patches
  10. US-South Korea nuclear weapons deal – what you need to know

Magazine

Budaya politik tak tahu malu: Mengapa politikus bermasalah enggan mundur dari jabatannya?

Ahmad Sahroni saat memimpin Rapat Kerja Komisi III DPR RI.Fatimahalbar/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY● Meski bermasalah dan terlibat pidana, banyak politikus yang tidak mengundurkan diri dari jabatann...

Ibarat bom waktu di sawah: Mengapa pupuk dan pestisida bukan jawaban mengatasi dampak perubahan iklim

● Pupuk dan pestisida terbukti bisa menangkal efek perubahan iklim.● Namun fungsinya hanya sebagai ‘obat penghilang nyeri’ sesaat saja.● Tanpa perubahan kebijakan menuju ...

Bagaimana mencegah penyakit menular akibat banjir ketika pemerintah tak bisa diandalkan?

● Banjir meningkatkan risiko penyebaran penyakit menular pada manusia.● Bencana ini membawa kuman dan hewan pembawa penyakit lebih dekat dengan manusia, serta mengganggu sanitasi.● H...