Surviving Cancer: The Biology of Luck

Why are some people “cured” of cancer while others deal with relapses? Answering that question may mean changing the way we think about the disease.

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Biology, Health, Medicine, Science,

Dr. Jerry Radich

Dr. Jerry Radich

Oncologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

"When I started my career the number of mutations associated with cancer could be counted on one hand, and we had the wonderfully naïve thought that a single mutation might cause a cancer. Now we know that it usually takes many mutations to cause a normal cell to become cancerous." Full bio

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