Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Date: June 4, 2007
Summary:
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified the cancer stem cells that propagate tumors in colon and rectal cancer, a discovery that could lead to improved treatment of this deadly cancer. The work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Foundation, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), and the Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro.
