"Study Suggests Akt3 Protein Is Key to Melanoma's Resistance to Chemotherapy"-Article Review

Works Cited: Penn State "Study Suggests Akt3 Protein Is Key to Melanoma's Resistance to Chemotherapy" 27 Dec 2004 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041220013019.htm <Tab/>The Akt3 protein is responsible for assisting in the survival and development of tumor cells for melanoma, and may be the reason that melanoma is resistant to chemotherapy. The Akt3 protein reduced the chances of cancer cells to respond to signals that would cause them to expire. The …showed first 75 words of 325 total…

…showed last 75 words of 325 total…that this study is a major advancement in treating cancer. It would assist in terminating cancer by inhibiting this protein. Therefore, the cancer would be less problematic to treat through chemotherapy. Given that the Akt3 is part of a trio of proteins found in various types of cancer, this could assist in the treatment of those types of cancers. This is indicative that there could be a possible cure for cancer in the near future.