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Cancer-causing DNA is found in some stem cells being used in patients

Some human embryonic stem cells growing in labs that have been used in experiments to treat serious diseases contain serious cancer-causing mutations.

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Estimation of the cancer risk induced by therapies targeting stem cell replication and treatment recommendations - Scientific Reports

Rejuvenation of stem cell activity might increase life expectancy by prolonging functionality of organs. Higher stem cell replication rates also bear the risk of cancer. The extent of this risk is not known. While it is difficult to evaluate this cancer risk in experiments, it can be estimated...

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Stem Cells: The Real Culprits in Cancer?

A dark side of stem cells--their potential to turn malignant--is at the root of a handful of cancers and may be the cause of many more. Eliminating the disease could depend on tracking down and destroying these elusive killer cells

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