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Cancer Cells Hibernate To Evade the Effects of Chemotherapy – Technology Networks
In a new paper published in Cell, researchers report that when under threat, all cancer cells – rather than just a subset – have the ability to switch to a protective…
Tapping into an ancient evolutionary survival mechanism, cancer cells enter into a sluggish, slow-dividing state to survive the harsh environment created by chemotherapy or other targeted agents.
In research published January 7 in Cell, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre scientist Dr. Catherine O’Brien and team discovered that when under threat, all cancer cells rather than just a subset have the ability to transition into this protective state, where the cells “rest” until the threat, or chemotherapy,…
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