Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Demystifying Cancer, Part 1: How Does Cancer Start?

Before I start today's post, I wanted to apologize in the delay between posts - I've had a very busy last few weeks, including a trip out of town. However, you can now also follow my science commentary activities on twitter, where I will post shorter science updates between posts.

Anyway, now that I'm back, I wanted to take a break from stem cells for a bit and launch into another series'topic - cancer. I'd love your comments or suggestions as to what aspects of this broad field of science you would most like to learn about; but, for now, here is the first part of my series on the basics of cancer: how does cancer start?