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Cancer cells hibernate like bears to evade harsh chemotherapy
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Cancer cells hibernate like bears to evade harsh chemotherapy

by  University Health Network In the first of its kind research, Princess Margaret Scientist Dr. Catherine O’Brien identified an ancient, evolutionary survival mechanism co-opted by cancer cells to survive the harsh environment of chemotherapy. Credit: Visual Services, University Health Network Tapping into an ancient evolutionary survival mechanism, cancer cells enter into a sluggish, slow-dividing state to...