Epigenetic Mechanisms of Action for Cancer Prevention

Abstract Cancer is a worldwide problem and it affects millions of people. Unfortunately there is still not a cure for cancer and this is due to the fact that each cancer affects different tissues of the body, which in turn are affected by different pathways within the body. Cancer is caused by a mutation within the DNA of a cell, which causes it to continue to replicate without stopping, and the cell receives the signal to do so through an epigenetic mechanism of action. This is accomplished by an attachment…