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Scientists Have Created A Hydrogel That Reverts Cancer Cells In 24 Hours

BY Juma · June 2, 2023 09:06 am

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Cancer is the leading cause of death in most developed countries.  More than 8.6 million people die from cancer annually worldwide. The 5-year survival rate of patients with advanced-stage cancer remains low with scientists working around the clock.

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As reported by GLOBOCAN, the annual incidence of cancer was reported as 47,887 cases in 2018, with a mortality of 32,987, whilst the incidence of cancer reported in 2020 was 42,116 with a mortality of 27,092.

Scientists in Japan have created a hydrogel that reverts cancer cells to stem cells within 24 hours in what might be one of the greatest breakthroughs in the war against cancer.

The process was carried out on six different human cancer types and all of them were successful with cancer being eliminated within 24 hours.

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The new ingestion could lead to the development of various cancer therapies such as anti-cancer stem cell drugs and personalized medicines. The innovative hydrogel is called a double network (DN) gel that can rapidly reprogram differentiated cancer cells into cancer stem cells.

Cancer is the leading cause of death in most developed countries.  More than 8.6 million people die from cancer annually worldwide. The 5-year survival rate of patients with advanced-stage cancer remains low with scientists working around the clock.

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According to the Ministry of Health’s Cancer Taskforce report, July 2022, cancer is the third leading cause of death both globally and in Kenya and the second leading cause of Non-Communicable Disease deaths after cardiovascular diseases.

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As reported by GLOBOCAN, the annual incidence of cancer was reported as 47,887 cases in 2018, with a mortality of 32,987, whilst the incidence of cancer reported in 2020 was 42,116 with a mortality of 27,092.

The report further estimated that there are 3,200 new cancer cases among children below 18 years with the top five common cancers among children being Leukaemia, Non-Hodgkin’s 7 lymphomas, kidney cancer, brain cancer, and cancer of the nasopharynx.

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According to the Ministry of Health, about 3,211 women die annually as a result of cervical cancer. More die globally because of what has now come to be known as the ‘silent pandemic.’

Juma is an enthusiastic journalist who believes that journalism has power to change the world either negatively or positively depending on how one uses it. (020) 528 0222 or Email: info@sokodirectory.com

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