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Breast Cancer Stem Cells: A Clinician’s View

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Mammary Stem Cells

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 2471))

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Much has been revealed about breast cancer stem cells, their properties, and behavior and yet, a gap remains between the ever expanding knowledge and its effective clinical applications. The previous chapters have illustrated the extraordinary wealth of methodologies presently used to continue improving our understanding of breast cancer stem cells. The hope is that soon all this knowledge will translate into applicable improvements in the clinic.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

    Jose Schneider

  2. Research Unit and Department of Surgery, Fundación Hospital de Jove, Gijón, Spain

    Francisco J. Vizoso

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  1. Cancer Heterogeneity Laboratory, Centre for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain

    Maria dM. Vivanco

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Schneider, J., Vizoso, F.J. (2022). Breast Cancer Stem Cells: A Clinician’s View. In: Vivanco, M.d. (eds) Mammary Stem Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2471. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2193-6_20

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