Where did it all go wrong? Scientists identify 'cell of origin' in skin cancers

(University of Cambridge) Scientists have identified for the first time the 'cell of origin' -- in other words, the first cell from which the cancer grows -- in basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer, and followed the chain of events that lead to the growth of these invasive tumors.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news