Cancer stem cells in 'robbers cave' may explain poor prognosis for obese patients

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 14:21 in Health & Medicine

A new study offers a compelling hypothesis explaining poor prognosis for obese cancer patients: researchers found that leukemia stem cells "hide" in fatty tissue, even transforming this tissue in ways that support their survival when challenged with chemotherapy.

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