Donate to Cancer Research To accelerate breakthroughs, the Damon Runyon Foundation provides today's best young scientists with funds to pursue innovative cancer research.

100%


Runyon 5K for Cancer Research at Yankee Stadium Runyon 5K
Meet Our Scientists Meet Our Scientists
Broadway Tickets Service Best Seats, Great Cause Broadway Tickets
New Cancer Research Treatment Discoveries New Discoveries in Cancer Research
Acclerating Cancer Cures Accelerating Cancer Cures



Mailing List Sign Up: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation



Damon Runyon Cancer Resources
Research Results > july 20 2006

July 20, 2006

 Joseph A. Califano, III, MD (Damon Runyon-Lilly Clinical Investigator '01-'06) and colleagues uncovered a new pathway in the etiology of thyroid cancer. They report that the silencing of cellular brakes or tumor suppressor genes by a process called methylation may be an important step in the progression of this devastating cancer.