Cancer Sheds Undruggability Tag
For cancer to be successful, several biological pathways have to be malfunctioning. Cancer in its entirety should not be a biological certainty and yet it has evolved into the most prevalent and threatening disease globally. Every year the cancer disease burden exponentially increases, with India recording an appalling increment in the past couple years. 8.51 lakh people in India fall prey to cancer every year (International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2020, Globocan). According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in 10 Indians will develop cancer during their lifetime, and one in 15 will die of cancer. Adding to this challenge is the growing presence of undruggable cancer. But does this have to be the norm? Let’s find out.