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Tumour hypoxia, chemotherapeutic resistance and hypoxia-related therapies.
Cancer treatment reviews - 1 Aug 2003
Shannon Aoife M, Bouchier-Hayes David J, Condron Claire M, Toomey Deirdre
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Tissue hypoxia occurs where there is an imbalance between oxygen supply and consumption. Hypoxia occurs in solid tumours as a result of an inadequate supply of oxygen, due to exponential cellular proliferation and an inefficient vascular supply. It is an adverse prognostic indicator in cancer as it is associated with tumour progression and resistance to therapy. The expression of several genes controlling tumour...
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