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Notch-1 Activates Nf-Кb Activity In Cervical Cancer And Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer, Yin Peng Jan 2010

Notch-1 Activates Nf-Кb Activity In Cervical Cancer And Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer, Yin Peng

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Breast and cervical cancer are two common cancers that severely endanger women's health. The fatality rates of breast and cervical cancer are ranked first and fifth, respectively, in cancer related deaths in women worldwide. Continuous dedication to cancer research is urgently required to elucidate the cancer cell survival mechanism that is responsible for disease aggressiveness and poor prognosis.

Emerging data indicate that Notch-1 is aberrantly regulated in human cervical and ER- breast cancer and inhibiting Notch-1 sensitizes cancer cells to apoptosis. However, the mechanism by which Notch-1 promotes cell survival is not known. NF-КB is also deregulated in these two …