Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
Posted: July 21, 2006
Summary:
Researchers have found possible ovarian cancer stem cells, which may be a reason why it is difficult to treat these tumors with standard chemotherapy. Understanding more about the stem-like characteristics of these cells could lead to new approaches to treating ovarian cancer, which kills more than 16,000 U.S. women annually and is their fifth most common cause of cancer death. The report will appear in the July 25 Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and has received early online release.
Commentary: Hopefully this finding can be translated into effective ovarian cancer treatments.
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