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Cancer Cells Can Go Into Bear-Like Hibernation to Evade Chemotherapy – ScienceAlert

Cancer cells are able to hibernate like “bears in winter” when a threat like chemotherapy treatment attacks them, according to new research – apparently adopting…

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Cancer cells are able to hibernate like “bears in winter” when a threat like chemotherapy treatment attacks them, according to new research apparently adopting the tactic used by some animals (though long since lost in humans) to survive through periods when resources are scarce.
Knowing exactly how cancers evade and stand up to drug treatments is an important part of working towards defeating them for good, which is why understanding this hibernation behaviour could play a crucial role in future…

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