She was diagnosed with cervical cancer and advised radiation and chemotherapy, together. Not all late stage cervical cancer patients get so lucky. Cervical cancer patients are treated with a combination of radiation and chemo therapy. Similarly, ROCK2 is another molecule that gets over expressed because of irradiation and protects tumour cells against radiation. The presence of RhoC and ROCK2 in the tumour cells made the scientists suggest that the two molecules can be developed as predictive biomarkers for radiation response in cervical cancer.

Source: The Hindu October 19, 2019 12:22 UTC