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The Cheating Cell
How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer
Book • 2024
In *The Cheating Cell*, Athena Aktipis presents cancer as an evolutionary phenomenon where cells cheat on the cooperative rules of multicellular organisms.
She argues that understanding cancer through this lens can lead to new approaches in prevention and treatment.
The book discusses how evolutionary trade-offs and the breakdown of cellular cooperation are fundamental to cancer's development and progression.
She argues that understanding cancer through this lens can lead to new approaches in prevention and treatment.
The book discusses how evolutionary trade-offs and the breakdown of cellular cooperation are fundamental to cancer's development and progression.
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#144 – Athena Aktipis on why cancer is actually one of our universe's most fundamental phenomena
