Cancer's hiding spots revealed
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
In a study of mice with lymphoma, biologists have discovered that a small number of cancer cells escape chemotherapy by hiding out in the thymus, an organ where immune cells mature. Within the thymus, the cancer cells are bathed in growth factors that protect them from the drugs' effects. Those cells are likely the source of relapsed tumors, said the lead researcher.