Discovering and Exploiting Cancer Stem Cells

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The following scientific overview focuses on the use of stem cells-both in research and potential therapeutic applications - to address one of the most challenging, life-changing diseases and conditions of our time. This overview along with its companion pieces has two educational objectives: to make clear the opportunities and promise inherent in the basic science and to provide you with a picture of the research avenues that must be pursued to reach clinical applications. The overviews point to the areas where fundamental questions exist, where therapies need improvement, and where funding for research is urgently required.