Research reveals why some cells are more susceptible to cancer

Research reveals why some cells are more susceptible to cancer

The ability of mutations to cause cancer depends on how fast they force cells to divide, Sinai Health researchers have found. The study, led by Dr. Rod Bremner, a Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, part of Sinai Health, has identified cell cycle length – the time it takes one cell to divide into two daughter cells – as a critical factor in determining whether a mutation actually drives cancer or is completely harm…