Name: Experiments that point to a new understanding of cancer
Uploaded: 2012-07-16T15:18:54Z
Duration: 16 min 1 s
Description: For decades, researcher Mina Bissell pursued a revolutionary idea -- that a cancer cell doesn't automatically become a tumor, but rather, depends on surrounding cells (its microenvironment) for cues on how to develop. She shares the two key experiments that proved the prevailing wisdom about cancer growth was wrong.

For decades, researcher Mina Bissell pursued a revolutionary idea -- that a cancer cell doesn't automatically become a tumor, but rather, depends on surrounding cells (its microenvironment) for cues on how to develop. She shares the two key experiments that proved the prevailing wisdom about cancer growth was wrong.

Mina Bissell: Experiments that point to a new understanding of cancer

Experiments that point to a new understanding of cancer

Discovering cancer's dependence on its microenvironment revolutionizes treatment, suggesting context is key, not just cells.

Experiment reveals cancer cells in a healthy microenvironment behave normally, offering new pathways to cancer treatment.

Cells' coherence in movement, disrupted in cancer, is restored post-treatment, highlighting potential for reversing malignancy.