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SUBMITTER: Bahmad HF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647630 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society 20210624 12
Brain tumors in adults may be infrequent when compared with other cancer etiologies, but they remain one of the deadliest with bleak survival rates. Current treatment modalities encompass surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, increasing resistance rates are being witnessed, and this has been attributed, in part, to cancer stem cells (CSCs). CSCs are a subpopulation of cancer cells that reside within the tumor bulk and have the capacity for self-renewal and can differentiat ...[more]