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[Dormancy of tumor cells].
Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja - 1 Jan 2013
Strien Leena, Joensuu Kristiina, Heikkilä Päivi
Abstract excerpt
Whereas tumor dormancy occurs in melanomas, renal carcinomas and non-Hodgkin lymphomas, late recurrence is characteristic of breast cancer in particular. In the early stage, cancer cells break away from the primary tumor into the circulation, some of which are able to attach themselves to a new target tissue and avoid apoptosis. This condition represents dormancy of tumor cells, in which the cell cycle has either...
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