Do you believe stem cells cures central nervous cancer?

Question

Here is an article that says so.

http://www.medsocial.com/blog.aspx?blogaction=viewblog&show=280

Answer 1

I think you are misinterpreting the blog.

There has recently been alot of research papers on cancer stem cells.

All organs have some stem cells to replace mature cells. Some like bone marrow have more than others. There is a theory that cancer arises from some of these stem cells.

The publishers also believe curing cancer means eliminating the cancerous stem cells not using stem cells like you stated.

Researchers believe that these cancer stem cells are particularly resistant to chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Perhaps because as stem cells, they are non-differentiated and can mutate (evolve) easier.

http://www.brainlife.org/abstract/2006/nakano_i20060401.htm

http://www.brainlife.org/abstract/2006/clarke_mf061001.htm

http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/98/24/1755

http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030482

P.S. What's the deal with posting a variant of the same question with the same reference under different usernames?

Answer 2

a "blog" is not an article, it is an opinion, and this one is worth just about what you paid for it.