What do you think? 1994 Researchers discovered the cancer stem cell in AML (leukemia). Other researchers did not believe it. Since then, about 15 cancers have been found to have cancer stem cells. Now the cancer stem cell is the cell that produces the cancer cell. Treatments for the last 30-40 years target only the cancer cells, missing the stem cell altogether. This may be why you get complete remissions in cancer (no cancer cells), but then the cancer returns because the cancer stem cell remains to regrow the cancer cells. Research is proving this out at Stanford, U Toronto, U Mich. and Hopkins. Yet other research centers and doctors have not picked up on this idea. This is akin to malpractice perhaps. Clinical trials will be coming out to target the cancer stem cells, and if you get some cures, then there will be a complete shift in thinking. Too bad it has taken 40 years.
2007-08-14 09:00:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Thank you for the information. This proves once again to me that I am here to have some fun and gain some knowledge. It makes sense. Cancer is rampant in my family. It's the one disease I dread more than any other.
2007-08-14 09:13:59 · answer #1 · answered by Irish 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even if this is true, you still have not addressed the key issue. What is causing the stem cell to become a cancer cell????? This really changes very little in the battle against cancer. The PROCESS of carcinogenesis is still the challenge that needs to be understood and addressed. Whether carcinogenesis drives a stem cell or a differentiated cell to become cancerous, the process still is the problem.
2007-08-14 09:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's starting to look like cancer stem cells are the key to treating cancer. However, you must realize science (not just medicine) has always been a learning process. There are and have been many brillant people working on cancer research. If you think it's common sense, you should get your BS, MS, and PhD in biology or chemistry and see for yourself.
2007-08-14 09:33:22 · answer #3 · answered by oncogenomics 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there's a maximum cancers stem cellular and it leads to lively maximum cancers. it incredibly is often led to by potential of a genetic illness usually on chromosome 12. because of the style of genes that probably reason it, the cellular could properly be propogated by potential of everybody of thousands and thousands of genetic mixtures. while we study a thank you to teach the switches off interior the cellular, if ever, we could have the therapy for many cancers. it incredibly is a approaches off nonetheless.
2016-10-15 08:11:01 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medicine is a tough subject. What we as general public might think is correct and what the doctors think is correct can be shot down in a second by the FDA. No one knows for sure where treatments get stopped. Insurance companies won't pay for 'Experimental', FDA won't approve without years and years of trials, researchers run out of money before they get to finish.............this is hard for everyone!
2007-08-14 09:10:16 · answer #5 · answered by jamsmum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All science is built upon failures...that's the process
2007-08-14 09:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by $andman 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋