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A Real-Life Picture of the Origin of a Tumor
Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA
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Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology·Volume 09 (2018)·Pages 373–377·Published 10 August 2018·DOI10.4236/abb.2018.98024
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Abstract
This paper provides an explicit representation of malignant cell division. To put this in perspective, the paper also provides a summary review of cellular division and duplication. Finally, a theory of tumor/cancer initiation following carcinogenic exposure is presented.
KeywordsTumor DevelopmentCancerBreast CancerCell Division
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