In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered a “switch” that can restore cancerous cells back to their healthy state.
Researchers from South Korea activated cells at the molecular level and successfully reverted cancer-affected cells to a healthy condition.
Dr. Tiffany Trousseau-Sandoval, a retired oncologist from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (who was not involved in the study), stated that the findings offer a new approach to cancer treatment by rewiring cancer cells rather than destroying them.
She explained this hybrid approach using the analogy of boiling water at 100 degrees Celsius—there is a brief moment when the water is neither completely liquid nor steam. Similarly, when cancer develops, there is a stage where cells are both healthy and cancerous at the same time.
Traditional treatments focus on eliminating cancer cells through surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. However, this new study introduces a third method, potentially allowing patients to regain healthy cells without destroying them.
