That genetic mutations contribute to cancer is undisputed. What now emerges is that a cancer cell's microenvironment has a much stronger hand in the course a cancer takes than previously thought.
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Tlsty, T. Whispering sweet somethings. Nature 453, 604–605 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/453604a
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