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Multifaceted Interpretation of Colon Cancer Stem Cells.
International journal of molecular sciences - 5 Jul 2017
Hatano Yuichiro, Fukuda Shinya, Hisamatsu Kenji, Hirata Akihiro, Hara Akira, Tomita Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, despite recent advances in clinical oncology. Accumulating evidence sheds light on the existence of cancer stem cells and their role in conferring therapeutic resistance. Cancer stem cells are a minor fraction of cancer cells, which enable tumor heterogeneity and initiate tumor formation. In addition, these cells are resistant to...
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