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Protein insights may boost lung cancer detection and treatment

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Scientists investigating the mechanics of the early stages of lung cancer have identified a new potential treatment, which could also aid early detection of the disease. Levels of a key protein — called TLR2 — in tumors was found to predict a patient’s survival after being diagnosed with lung cancer, a study shows. A drug compound that activates TLR2 was tested in mice and was found to reduce tumor growth in the early stages of the disease.

Source: ScienceDaily.com