Prof Chung-I Wu, a renowned\nbiomedical expert in cancer research and a UM Macao Distinguished Visiting Scholar, today (19 December) gave a\ntalk at the University of Macau (UM), titled \u2018Evolution in action – Why is\ncancer different from other diseases and is that bad?\u2019 The talk attracted many\nUM faculty members, students, and researchers.<\/p>
According to Prof Wu, cancer is unique among\ndiseases as the treatment has not been highly successful despite the enormous\ninvestment. One reason for the lack of success is that society has refused to\naccept evolution as the foundation of biology. In the same vein, the medical\nestablishment does not see cancers as evolutionary phenomena. Importantly,\nwhile most diseases represent the degeneracy of some normal functions, cancer\nrepresents evolution in action when tissues gain, instead of lose, new\nfunctions that benefit tumours at the expense of the individual. He presented a\nperspective connecting cancer to evolution and then a proposal of treatment\nusing this perspective.<\/p>
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Prof Wang San Ming of the Faculty of Health\nSciences gave a speech at the event, in which he expressed hope that new\nbreakthroughs in cancer treatment would be available in the near future. <\/p>
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Source: Rector’s Office<\/p>
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Media Contact Information:
Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004
Kelvin U Tel\uff1a(853) 88224322
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