The Struggle to Defeat Cancer

Few struggle with the war against cancer more than the half-million families affected by cancer deaths annually than Dr. Judah Folkman, whose 1971 landmark publication launched one of the most significant research battles against cancerous tumors. Tumor growth requires endothelial cell proliferation and its own network of blood vessels, a process known as angiogenesis. The concept of controlling tumor growth through anti-angiogenic therapy has dominated cancer research strategies in major medica…