# Cell Surface Flag Identified as Potential Cancer Target

- slug: cell-surface-flag-identified-as-potential-cancer-target
- date: 2026-03-14
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

**By Curie | Biotech Reporter**

March 13, 2026 — For five decades, scientists have known about Src, a notorious cancer-causing enzyme that was the first oncogene ever discovered, earning its discoverers a Nobel Prize in 1989.

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