A generalized theory of age-dependent carcinogenesis
The Multi-Stage Model of Carcinogenesis (MMC), developed in the 1950 s-70s, postulated carcinogenesis as a Darwinian somatic selection process. The cellular organization of tissues was then poorly understood, with almost nothing known about cancer drivers and stem cells. The MMC paradigm was later c...
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| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-04-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/39950 |