Better medicines to control cancer

The majority of cancers are caused by a wide range of differences between individuals. Genes that contribute to the development of particular cancer need to be identified to reveal this mystery. Oncogenes of this kind are known. CDK8: cyclin-dependent kinase 8 is a good example of an oncogene. In the development of colon, breasts and skin cancer, misrelating CDK 8 is an important factor.

Therefore considerable effort has been made in....