Cancer cells ‘hibernate like bears’ to dodge chemotherapy: Study
January 11, 2021
Cancer Medicine Conceptual Vector with Dividing Cancer Cells in Sight Cross Illustration - Getty Images/iStockphoto
Cancer Medicine Conceptual Vector with Dividing Cancer Cells in Sight Cross Illustration - Getty Images/iStockphoto×
‘The tumour is acting like a whole organism, able to go into a slow-dividing state, conserving energy to help it survive’
A new study has found that the cancer cells present in the body have the ability to hibernate like “bears in winter” in order to evade chemotherapy treatment.
This finding also buttresses the fact that the disease often returns after staying dormant or disappears for several years after the treatment.