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Cancer stem cells

The seeds of a tumour

Cancers contain many different cells, only some of which can start the growth of tumours. The latter, known as cancer stem cells, share several features with normal adult stem cells. Cancer researcher Victoria Wang shows how this understanding may lead to new ways to treat cancers

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a mouse pancreatic cancer stem cell

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