Thyroid cancer discovery points to new treatments, prevention
16th Nov 2006, 10:40 GMT
The actions of a mutated protein in cells linked to thyroid cancer have been uncovered by researchers at Queen's University. The discovery paves the way for the future development of drugs to more effectively target, treat and possibly even prevent both inherited and non-inherited thyroid cancers.
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