Cancer uses abdominal stem cells to fuel growth and metastasis

New research from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows how ovarian tumors co-opt a specific type of adult stem cell from abdominal tissues to fuel their growth. The research, published online last week in the journal Cancer Research , suggests a new way to target aggressive ovarian cancers by disrupting the metabolic processes that allow them to thrive.

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