Cancer, A Big Monster, Which Should Be Defeated / The Editorial

Journal of Cell and Molecular Research

مقاله 1، دوره 5، شماره 2 - شماره پیاپی 10، اسفند 2013   

نوع مقاله: Editorial

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/jcmr.v5i2.29766

نویسنده

Maryam M. Matin^*

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

چکیده

Cancer remains a major cause of death worldwide. Huge research and identification of several markers have resulted in better understanding of its mechanism. Researches focusing on cancer stem cells and their role in metastasis will help the scientific community to propose the therapeutic approaches for treatment of this monstrous disease. Interest of governmental agencies and inter-communications of molecular biologists with clinicians can boost the new ideas in identification and characterizations of cancer stem cells. It will also help to elucidate their roles in tumor progression and hopefully would result in better ways to reduce the mortality related to cancer.

کلیدواژه‌ها

Cancer stem cells؛ metastasis؛ abnormal growth

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