How's this for an interesting fact? It only takes 11 cancer stem-cells to start a tumor. Contrast this with the fact that 50,000 non-stem like cancer cells, if transplanted, won't necessarily cause a tumor.
Considering that chemo generally kills 90-99% of cancer cells, getting at those dormant cancer stem cells is really important.
What causes them to get reactivated? What treatment advances are being made to deal with these residual cells?
An experimental drug used in mouse models of ovarian cancer, 673A, works in combination with standard chemo to target these stem cells and lower the chance of recurrence. To read more about this, follow this link.
In October 2012, a dream was realized for two dynamic ovarian cancer survivors: Anne Tonachel and Robin Bray. Their dream was to provide a restorative retreat for other ovarian cancer survivors in the northeast. When the amazing Kennedy family of Camp Kieve and The Kennedy Learning Center provided the retreat space (in honor of a family member with ovarian cancer), this restorative retreat was born.
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