Science View S2013E29 - Beating Cancer - With Blood Vessels!

In the ongoing search for cancer treatments, the research world is focusing on blood vessels. Cancer cells require oxygen and nutrition just like any other cells in our body. When we damage our blood vessels through injury, oxygen-deprived cells produce a protein called "VEGF," which stimulates new blood vessel growth. We now know that cancer uses this process too, causing an explosion of blood vessel growth. Tune in as we explore new anticancer treatments aiming to prevent this process.