Essays about: "cancer stem cell theory"

Found 1 essay containing the words cancer stem cell theory.

  1. 1. Breast cancer stem cells : evidence and contradictory views

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Erica Rydhed; [2011]
    Keywords : breast cancer; stem cell; cancer stem cell theory; tumor initiating cell; origin;

    Abstract : This literature study aims to examine the existence of cancer stem cells in breast cancer. The cancer stem cell theory states that there is a hierarchical organization within a tumour, in which a small subpopulation of the cells can initiate new tumours and maintain tumour growth whilst the bulk of the tumour cannot. READ MORE