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Clinical Implications

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Not knowing the relationship between stem cells and cancer cells, we may unwittingly expose ourselves to some lurking danger.

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Tu, SM. (2010). Clinical Implications. In: Origin of Cancers. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 154. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5968-3_18

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