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Mar. 15, 2013
Arming Fat Cells to Fight Brain Cancer
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Harvesting stem cells from human fat may be an effective way to treat brain cancer, researchers report in the journal PLoS One. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, explains how fat cells can be used as Trojan horses to fight cancer.
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Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD
Professor, Neurosurgery and Oncology
Director, Brain Tumor Stem Cell Laboratory
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
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