Ovarian cancer cells resist chemo and strengthen neighbors to survive
Ovarian cancer is the fifth biggest cause of cancer death in women, and part of its frustrating stubbornness to treat and high level of recurrence may be down to some surprisingly cellular cooperation.A new study has shed light on the way chemotherapy-resistant quiescent cells behave during and after treatment and how they directly impact the cancer cells around them.Chemotherapy largely targets rapidly dividing cancer cells, which makes the slow-dividing quiescent cells difficult to treat. Researchers from the University…