Chemotherapy damage to non-cancer cells may be the cause of breast cancer recurrence.

Published Date: 13 Sep 2023

According to a recent study published on September 12 in the open access journal PLoS Biology, a typical chemotherapy drug damages nearby non-cancer cells, which can then awaken dormant cancer cells and encourage cancer growth.

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