Cancer dormancy: opportunities for new therapeutic approaches
JW Uhr, RH Scheuermann, NE Street, ES Vitetta - Nature medicine, 1997 - nature.com
JW Uhr, RH Scheuermann, NE Street, ES Vitetta
Nature medicine, 1997•nature.comCancer dormancy: Page 1 TS G) 1997 Nature Publishing Group http://www.nature.com/naturemedicine
REVIEW Cancer dormancy: Opportunities for new therapeutic approaches Tumor dormancy
is a more common feature of cancer than previously appreciated. Growth of a population of
fully malignant cells can be controlled by a variety of host mechanisms. Thirty-five years ago,
Woodruff" performed a mastectomy followed by axillary irradiation in a 32-year-old woman
who had had a melanoma removed 3 years previously. Within 6 weeks, dozens of small …
REVIEW Cancer dormancy: Opportunities for new therapeutic approaches Tumor dormancy
is a more common feature of cancer than previously appreciated. Growth of a population of
fully malignant cells can be controlled by a variety of host mechanisms. Thirty-five years ago,
Woodruff" performed a mastectomy followed by axillary irradiation in a 32-year-old woman
who had had a melanoma removed 3 years previously. Within 6 weeks, dozens of small …
Abstract
Tumor dormancy is a more common feature of cancer than previously appreciated. Growth of a population of fully malignant cells can be controlled by a variety of host mechanisms.
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