Cancer Stem Cell

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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are cancer cells (found within tumors or cancers) that possess characteristics associated with normal stem cells. They are defined by their ability to (i) fully recapitulate the tumor of origin when transplanted, and (ii) self-renew. If treatments of cancer do not properly destroy enough CSCs, the tumor will reappear.

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[Cancer Stem Cell–Directed Therapies: Recent Data From the Laboratory and Clinic http://www.nature.com/mt/journal/v17/n2/full/mt2008254a.html]

Wikipedia Entry for Cancer Stem Stell

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