Cancer functions as an evolutionary process within the body
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SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
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Multiple genomic and molecular studies demonstrate that cancer develops, diversifies, and adapts through processes of clonal evolution and natural selection within the body.
Evidence for · 3
Lung Cancers: Molecular Characterization, Clonal Heterogeneity and Evolution, and Cancer Stem Cells
2018 · cited by 304
This study discusses clonal heterogeneity and evolution in lung cancer, demonstrating how sub-clones and clonal evolution drive tumor progression and drug resistance.
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Multi-omic analyses to characterize retinoblastoma heterogeneity and clonal evolution
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This study analyzes retinoblastoma heterogeneity and reconstructs clonal evolution, showing how distinct tumor sub-populations accumulate alterations through evolutionary progression models.
Abstract 1295: Deep-learning profiling of regulatory somatic variants across clonal cancer evolution.
2026 · cited by 0
This study investigates clonal cancer evolution and regulatory somatic variants, utilizing evolution-aware annotations to understand tumor progression and patient outcomes.