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Cancer Stem Cells: Potential Targets for Molecular Medicine

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The concept of stem cells has become so pervasive in our society that most people have some idea of what stem cells are and some opinion regarding the debates surrounding their use in science and medicine. Stem cells, best studied in the hematopoietic system, are defined by their singular capacity to renew themselves and give rise to more specialized cells that comprise the organs and tissues of the body. Nevertheless, the idea that cancers, too, derive from stem cells or their progenitors is not as widely recognized. Even less well understood are the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of such a hypothesis.

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  1. Research Resident, Radiology Department, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA

    Isabel G. Newton MD, PhD

  2. Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

    Assistant Professor Catriona H. M. Jamieson MD, PhD

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Newton, I.G., Jamieson, C.H.M. (2010). Cancer Stem Cells: Potential Targets for Molecular Medicine. In: Dunphy, C. (eds) Molecular Pathology of Hematolymphoid Diseases. Molecular Pathology Library, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5698-9_4

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