Cancer Therapy 'Tumor Sanctuaries' and the Breeding Ground of Resistance (IMAGE)

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Cancer Therapy 'Tumor Sanctuaries' and the Breeding Ground of Resistance

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Tissues where tumor growth is fastest are most affected by drugs, whereas tissues where growth is slow may be tumor sanctuaries. It is these sanctuary sites that are the breeding ground of resistance.

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Feng Fu

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