Market Insight - Telomerase: the next cancer target?
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
In some western countries, such as the US and the UK, cancer is now overtaking cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death. One in three people can expect to suffer cancer at some stage in their lifetime, with one in four going on to die from the disease. In developing countries, the incidence is far lower, largely due to higher mortality from infectious diseases. However, as control over the spread of diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis improves, the incidence of cancer is expected to rise in these regions.