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Induction of metastasis, cancer stem cell phenotype, and oncogenic metabolism in cancer cells by ionizing radiation.
Molecular cancer - 30 Jan 2017
Lee Su Yeon, Jeong Eui Kyong, Ju Min Kyung, Jeon Hyun Min, Kim Min Young, Kim Cho Hee, Park Hye Gyeong, Han Song Iy, Kang Ho Sung
Abstract excerpt
Radiation therapy is one of the major tools of cancer treatment, and is widely used for a variety of malignant tumours. Radiotherapy causes DNA damage directly by ionization or indirectly via the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby destroying cancer cells. However, ionizing radiation (IR) paradoxically promotes metastasis and invasion of cancer cells by inducing the epithelial-mesenchymal...
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