Stem Cells At The Core of Cancer?

davecb writes "The Globe and Mail reports that cancers have at their core a small number of stem cells, without which they cannot spread or reoccur. From the article: 'A spate of new discoveries about the basic biology of cancer is pushing researchers toward an astonishing conclusion: For decades, efforts to cure the disease may have targeted the wrong cells.' If true, the discoveries of Canadian and Italian research groups may give us a new path to selectively attack cancer."

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The GOOD thing about cancer

[Knutsi]

....is that is does now evolve like bacteria and viruses. Once we know how to cure all forms of cancer, it will never find ways to beat us. Eventually, we will beat it, and this article seems to relate to some very interesting research. I hope my kids will never know a world where cancer abounds.