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Article: Leading Researcher Finds Tumor Cells Could Poison Themselves; Evidence In Colon Cancer Cellular Research Revealed At NFCR Conference At Georgetown University.
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- September 21, 1998
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BETHESDA, Md.--(BW HealthWire)--Sept. 21, 1998--Columbia University Genetics Professor Dr. Bernard Weinstein announced this week that tumor cells produce both growth factors and high amounts of toxic chemicals that restrain their growth. Dr. Weinstein believes that the limiting factors produced in a tumor cell shields the tumor cells from collapse from the potential imbalance of truly unrestrained growth.
All cells in the body produce "suicide" potions when they become old or damaged irreparably or produce unbalanced signals- it's the body's first line of defense against serious diseases like cancer. But the cancerous cells overwhelm the normal system in ...