Epigenetic regulation has been linked to cancer, and The Economist notes that epigenetic processes "are susceptible to chemical intervention in a way that genetic mutations are not" — they could be affected by drugs. The Economist points to two recent talks given at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Chicago that described inhibitors that affect epigenetic regulation, though neither is ready to come to market.
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