RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
STEM CELLS FOR CANCER THERAPY Despite the recent advancement in cancer therapy, the death rate of cancer is increasing every day. Stem cell therapy emerged as highly successful therapy for several cancers. In recent years, the stem cell manipulation and development of induced pluripotent insistent cells have shown tremendous potential to treat cancer. Dhruv Kumar, Professor, Cancer Biology and Assistant Director, Amity Institute of Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Amity University Sibi Raj, Amity Institute of Molecular Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Amity University
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espite several advances research cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases across the world. The type of treatment provided depends upon the type and progression of cancer. Surgery is the first option recommended to remove solid tumours from a single area. Radiation, chemotherapy, cancer vaccines remain some of the other options to choose to slow down or stop tumour growth. However, stem cell therapy has provided new hopes in this fight. It could possibly improve the therapeutic efficacy due to its enhanced specific target on tumours. Metastatic cancer cells generally
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