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Cancer has many faces − 5 counterintuitive ways scientists are approaching cancer research to improve treatment and prevention

  • Written by Vivian Lam, Associate Health and Biomedicine Editor
imageCancer cells don't follow the typical rules that allow a multicellular collective to function.Dr. Cecil Fox/National Cancer Institute

How researchers conceptualize a disease informs how they treat it. Cancer is often described as uncontrollable cell growth triggered by genetic damage. But cancer can also be seen from angles that emphasize...

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