Stress hormone may hasten the progression of certain blood cancers

Time November 19, 2007 - 5:00am Link Stress hormone may hasten the progression of certain blood cancers Description Researchers here have shown that in cell cultures, the stress hormone norepinephrine appears to promote the biochemical signals that stimulate certain tumor cells to grow and spread. The finding, if verified, may suggest a way of slowing the progression and spread of some cancers enough so that conventional chemotherapeutic treatments would have a better chance to work. Source AAAS Science News Email to friendBookmark thisPrint version » login or register to post comments | 59 reads Score: 0  0 vote(s) updated every 10 min