PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2015, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 561-564.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2015.06.018

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Cancer planet

ZHANG Baihong1, YUE Hongyun2   

  1. 1.Department of Oncology,General Hospital of People′s Liberation Army,Lanzhou 730050,China;
    2.Department of Ophthalmology,General Hospital of People′s Liberation Army
  • Received:2015-05-10 Online:2015-12-28 Published:2015-12-28

Abstract: Cancer is like a planet,which consists of a heterogeneous mixture of distinct cancer cells.Cancer planet includes four varying levels:niche,surface,middle and core.Cancer architecture based system therapies are starting to be exploited for the development of novel strategies to war for cancer.

Key words: Cancer, Planet, Heterogeneity, System biology

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