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A cancer theory kerfuffle can lead to new lines of research.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 1 Feb 2015

Baker Stuart G

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The standard viewpoint that cancer is a genetic disease is often stated as a fact rather than a theory. By not acknowledging that it is a theory, namely the Somatic Mutation Theory (SMT), researchers are limiting their progress. An attractive alternative to SMT is the tissue organization field theory (TOFT), which is summarized as "development gone awry." To initiate a kerfuffle, I discuss the interpretation of...

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PMID: 25528755
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju405
PMCID: PMC4326310

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