Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the U.S., after heart disease. The American Cancer Society estimate that about 1.7 million cancer cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2018 and more than 600,000 Americans will die from cancer this year.
This translates to about 1,670 cancer-related deaths each day.
All cells have nuclear pores — they are essential transport channels that help to move cellular material to and from a cell’s nucleus, which is the part of the cell that contains its genes.
