Researchers Find Stem Cells For Brain Cancer

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Researchers find stem cells for brain cancer
Mon Aug 15, 5:13 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some types of brain cancer may start with specialized stem cells, researchers said in a report that could lead to new treatments for hard-to-treat brain tumors.
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Studies in mice showed that certain incurable types of brain tumor may be initiated by the primitive stem cells, which are a kind of master cell for blood and tissue, they reported on Monday.

"Continued research into the biology of adult stem cells will aid in the understanding of how cancers originate and develop and may lead to possible new therapies for treating aggressive, currently incurable brain tumors," said Dr. Luis Parada of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, who led the study.

Writing in the journal Cancer Cell, Parada and colleagues said their findings support evidence that so-called adult stem cells may play a role in the development of some forms of cancer.

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