Stem-Cell Researchers Solve Mystery of Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (VIDEO)

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Dr. John Dick, a Senior Scientist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, talks about his latest study published in Nature. He and his team traced the origins of relapse in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) to rare therapy-resistant leukemia stem cells that are already present at diagnosis and before chemotherapy begins.

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