Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Advancing therapy by measuring the 'games' cancer cells play

Note: To be relevant to this blog, one must read between the lines, the key phrase is "it is increasingly recognized that ecological interactions between cells can also play a role".  From my layman research it is evident low frequency electromagnetic fields affect fibroblasts, which also got my attention:

"The team found a switch was flipped in the game governing cancer cell dynamics when drug and tumor-associated fibroblasts were present."

Article Summary:

"Despite rapid advances in targeted therapies for cancer, tumors commonly develop resistance to treatment. When resistance emerges, tumor cells continue to grow unchecked, despite all attempts to slow cancer progression. While mutations in cancer cells significantly affect drug sensitivity, it is increasingly recognized that ecological interactions between cells can also play a role."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190218123122.htm

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