Cathy Eng, VICC Associate Director of Strategic Relations and Research Partnerships at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer, shared a post on X about a recent article she and her colleagues co-authored, adding:
“One of the most challenging cases in colorectal cancer is a young pregnant patient or a new young mom. The exact etiology is unknown but here is some insight profmikeking”
- Computational model
- Pregnancy-level prolactin (PRL) enhances JAK2/STAT3 and JAG1/NOTCH1 signaling
- Promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem-like protein expression.”
Title: Increased prolactin levels in pregnancy affect colorectal cancer aggressiveness
Authors: Maria Lopez-Cavestany, Olivia A. Wright, Alexandria T. Carter, Brittany O’Brian, Cathy Eng, Michael R. King
Read the Full Article on BMC Biology
