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Discoveries thrust cancer-initiating stem cells into a larger role in cancer biology and treatment

Recent discoveries about the role of stem cells in cancer have altered the landscape of cancer research. With each new study, scientists are learning more about cancer-initiating properties of stem cells at organ sites and throughout the body. Increasingly, stem cells are examined as the cause -- and potential target of treatment -- for many, if not all, cancers.

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