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To: gwilhelm56
Many childhood cancers are basically stem cell cancers. The “primitive” cells don't differentiate into adult cells and instead mutate into cancer.
36 posted on 10/19/2011 5:53:00 PM PDT by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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To: LukeL

A cell that fails to differentiate is by definition “cancer.” There is no need for mutation; in fact mutation implies a differentiation has taken place. (Trophoblast Theory)


57 posted on 10/19/2011 7:01:39 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: LukeL
Many childhood cancers are basically stem cell cancers. The “primitive” cells don't differentiate into adult cells and instead mutate into cancer.

Interesting.

59 posted on 10/19/2011 7:12:19 PM PDT by caww
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