In what way stem cells cure cancer? please explain it.
HELP!please give me also references or any site that would help(-_-).
thanks!
2007-02-23 12:47:49 · 7 answers · asked by Patty 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
They are working on how stem cells reproduce other healthy cells to replace the negative cancerous cells and produce more healthy cells.
The interesting thing is that embryonic stem cells are acutally more fragile and harder to work with than adult stem cells, yet people are pushing more and more towards embryonic farms where we keep unborn humans in the embroynic stage frozen to harvest their stem cells - it really doesn't make sense ethically or from a research standpoint.
2007-02-23 12:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
we can cure cancer and many other diseases by replacing sick cells with healthy ones. Since stem cells can become any cell in the body, they're perfect for the job.
FYI, they can now get stem cells w/o killing embryos, and even when they did that, they used surplus embryos left over after fertility treatment. Those embryos are destroyed anyway, so it's like using a dead body for research.
2007-02-23 12:55:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite the many challenges before us, most scientists believe that cell therapy will revolutionize medicine. With the use of cell therapies, we may soon have dramatic cures for cancer, Parkinson's, diabetes, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration and a host of other diseases. Cell therapies have also shown great promise in helping to repair catastrophic spinal injuries, and helping victims of paralysis regain movement. It is even possible that the human life span could be greatly extended due to the replenishment of tissues in aging organs. We may even have the ability one day to grow our own organs for transplantation from our own stem cells, eliminating the danger of organ rejection. While we will undoubtedly encounter the limits of cell therapy one day, there is every reason to hope that this revolutionary new approach will result in radically improved ways to treat disease.
2007-02-23 14:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by zoogrl2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stem cells offer the possibility of a renewable source of replacement cells and tissues to treat diseases including:
Parkinson's
Alzheimer's diseases
spinal cord injury
stroke
burns
heart disease
diabetes
osteoarthritis
rheumatoid arthritis
Studying stem cells may make it possible to understand how cell proliferation is regulated during normal embryonic development or during the abnormal cell division that leads to cancer.
References can be found at:
http://stemcellsstocks.com
2007-02-25 16:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by stocker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it doesn't cure cancer, but it's kind of like playdough. Stem cells can change into different organs and such, which would make cancer easier to treat. As an example, if the cancer is in the liver, they can take out the liver, and the stem cells will make a new liver for the patient.
i think.
2007-02-23 13:04:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stem cells dont cure disease, the research of stem cells cure disease.
2007-02-23 12:50:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found some good information on stem cells as well as the research and benefits of it etc here http://wiz.sc/stemcell. Seems to have some good advice and should help you.
2007-02-25 06:39:43 · answer #7 · answered by gooner1212 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We maybe able to replace the cancer cells with healthy normal cells. Goto any library or google stem cell research.
2007-02-23 12:50:53 · answer #8 · answered by X 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-28 23:36:57 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice question. Google molecular biology, cellular differentiation....
2007-02-23 12:54:57 · answer #10 · answered by Wonka 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋