Abstract
Cancer is a diagnosis still widely feared despite recent developments in excellent treatments and even cures for many types. Understanding cancer stem cells may lead to new ways to tackle the disease. We discuss these very unusual cells in this chapter.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Stem Cells |
Subtitle of host publication | Scientific Facts and Fiction |
Editors | Christine L. Mummery, Anja van de Stolpe, Bernard Roelen, Hans Clevers |
Publisher | Academic Press |
Chapter | 12 |
Pages | 299-328 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Edition | 3 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-12-820337-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Tumor
- intestinal crypt
- signaling pathway
- Wnt
- mutation
- malignant
- niche
- EMT