Fascinating news about cancer stem cells
12th Dec 2005, 22:31 GMT
Filed under: Prostate Cancer Stem cells might play a role in prostate cancer. Researchers at New York University have discovered that stem cells, or parent cells, may actually encourage cells surrounding an malignant tumor to become cancerous. These cancer stem cells work in a similar manner to healthy stem cells, according to the researchers. Hing Leung, professor of urological oncology at Newcastle University, says that the concept of cancer stem cells is the equivalent of finding the ‘engine room’ that drives cancer to grow, spread and resist treatment such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Finding such stem cells is like looking for a very small needle in a rapidly growing haystack. This study has identified the first ‘hints’ that such novel stem cells do exist in prostate cancer." Read Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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