Cathepsin S, an enzyme that promotes the cancer cells’ ability to metastasise, may play a key role in the spread of breast cancer to the brain. As such, Cathepsin S could also be an important target for new drugs.

The article came out on pages 3365 to 3370 of Volume 34 of the medical journal ANTICANCER RESEARCH

According to new research, cancer accounts for 40% of people who die early deaths, a figure higher than any major disease such as AIDS and stroke.

The study conducted by the Cancer Research UK found that 76,000 people aged 25-74 die prematurely because of cancer each year. This accounts for 40% of the premature deaths in the country, compared to 15% from heart diseases and 9% from respiratory diseases. The figure is also higher than other illnesses such as AIDS, and other causes of early deaths such as murders, suicides and road accidents.
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