Respect Thy Neighbor: Why We Will Not Cure Cancer by Treating Only the Cancer Cells

Air date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 3:00:00 PM
Time displayed is Eastern Time, Washington DC Local
Category: Wednesday Afternoon Lectures
Description: Mina Bissell has been recognized for her lifetime contributions to the fields of breast cancer research, the enhanced role of extracellular matrix (ECM) and the nucleus environment to gene expression in normal and malignant tissues. These works have ushered and have changed some central paradigms that have strengthened the importance of context in the development of cancer.

The NIH Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series includes weekly scientific talks by some of the top researchers in the biomedical sciences worldwide.
Author: Dr. Mina Bissell, Ph.D., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Runtime: 01:18:46
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