http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3726/gina-m-kelley Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:14:03 -0400 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:14:03 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1432/the-importance-of-the-ras-raf-pathway-in-cancer-development By Gina M. Kelley - The Ras/Raf pathway is a crucial cell signaling pathway utilized by eukaryotic cells for growth and proliferation, and it is highly conserved amongst all eukaryotic organisms. Mutations in this pathway lead to uncontrolled growth and proliferation of cancerous cells, effectively giving them a major advantage over normally functioning cells. Not surprisingly, numerous specific mutations and epigenetic changes to these proto-oncogenes contribute to carcinogenesis in colon, skin, breast, lung, and other cancers. In this review, I explore the role of the Ras/Raf pathway in many different types of... Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:51 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1432/the-importance-of-the-ras-raf-pathway-in-cancer-development