Research for a life without cancer
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Cancer does not develop overnight. It can take decades for cancer-promoting changes in the genome to eventually lead to the formation of a malignant tumor. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now developed a method that allows for the first time to reconstruct the temporal development—the evolution—of cancerous cells from a single tissue sample. This special type of evolutionary research is still in its infancy. The researchers' vision is to use the new method to detect cancer at an early stage, with the ultimate goal of possibly even intercepting the process.
Our research opens doors in the fight against cancer
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