The Role of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cancer Stem Cells in Tumorigenesis, Metastasis and Treatment Failure

Head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) is the 6th most common cancer worldwide. Despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic methods, survival of HNSCC remains unchanged over the last 30 years with treatment failure and metastases being the strongest indicators of poor outcome. Cancer stem cel...

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Main Authors: Steven B. Chinn, Owen A Darr, R Daniel Peters, Mark E Prince
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00090/full