Abstract
Oncological therapy resembles a military force that eliminates the central power of a country (dominant clone of a cancer) to create a vacuum where insurgents (subclones) thrive and instigate rebellion (relapse). We suggest that military counterinsurgency doctrine can inspire a discussion of cancer that uniquely embraces both cancer cell evolution and tumour microenvironment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 73-75 |
Journal | Trends in Cancer |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Cancer and Oncology
Free keywords
- Cancer
- Counterinsurgency
- Evolution
- Microenvironment