Cancer Stem Cells and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

The cancer stem cell hypothesis is becoming more widely accepted as a model for carcinogenesis. Tumours are heterogeneous both at the molecular and cellular level, containing a small population of cells that possess highly tumourigenic “stem-cell” properties. Cancer stem cells (CSCs), or tumour-ini...

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Main Authors: Sheetal Dyall, Simon A. Gayther, Dimitra Dafou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/105269