Stem Cell and Biomaterials

Cancer stem cells

Cancer stem cells are the cells which the possess characteristics of traditional stem cells. CSCs could generate tumors through the somatic cell processes of self-renewal and differentiation into multiple cell sorts. Such cells square measure hypothesized to act tumors as a definite population and cause relapse and metastasis by giving rise to new tumors. A development of specific therapies targeted at CSCs holds hope for improvement of survival and quality of lifetime of cancer patients, particularly for patients with pathologic process illness.