Adult Stem Cell Regulation ‘Contributes to Lung Cancer Formation’

June 20, 2014

(Medical News Today) – An association between the regulation of adult stem cell growth and the formation of pre-cancerous lesions has been described for the first time by researchers from the University of California-Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. They publish their findings in the journal Stem Cell. In lung airways, adult stem cells have the function of repairing the airways when they become damaged, for example, by smoking, pollution or a virus.