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Killing Cancer From The Inside - Coggle Diagram
Killing Cancer From The Inside
Current Challenges Being Solved :!!:
Imperfect Current Treatments :lock:
Treatments weaken body
Can't identify cancer
Only 66% successful
Immune System flaws
Connections to global/broad issues and systems :earth_americas:
Race to find treatment :runner:
Accessibility of modern treatments :unlock:
Expense of medical research ::money_with_wings:
Strategies to Investigate Challenges :mag:
Study 1: iingapore Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Antibodies target proteins
Were considered too large
worked in this study
Mice treated with antibodies
developed fewer tumors
lived over 20% longer
Study 2: MIT
Molecular logic sensor
Finds the unique chemical
Triggers a circuit
Produce a killer protein
Track six different biomarkers
Study 3: John Hopkins University
Molecular "switch"
activates chemotherapy drug
Protein common in cancer
Activate a protein
Attacks the cancer cells
Study the MYC gene
Identified Barriers/Future Challenges :no_entry:
Money needed for research
Difficult to test safely :male-scientist:
Tracking chemical patterns
Potential Solutions Proposed :check:
Using antibodies
Molecular logic sensor :red_cross:
Lab-made protein
Targets Cancer Cells