Anna Means
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Researchers find potential new target against colorectal cancer
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a potential new target in the fight against colorectal cancer, the nation’s third most common malignancy and, next to lung cancer, the second leading cancer killer. Read MoreJul 21, 2022
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Protein’s role in inflammation-related cancer studied
Investigators are exploring the molecular mechanisms behind the association of chronic inflammation and colon cancer. Read MoreAug 15, 2019
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Pancreatic cancer clue
Inflammation synergizes with a cell’s intrinsic genetic program to promote the development of pancreatic cancer. Read MoreAug 12, 2019
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SMAD4 clue to colon cancer
Chronic inflammation is a predisposing condition for colorectal cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Anna Means, Ph.D., and colleagues have now linked inflammation-driven carcinogenesis in the colon to loss of an important signaling protein called SMAD4. Read MoreJul 5, 2018