{"id":2140,"date":"2015-09-01T03:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2140"},"modified":"2015-08-29T19:06:15","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T00:06:15","slug":"cancer-cells-are-rogues-that-dedifferentiate-an-interesting-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/01\/cancer-cells-are-rogues-that-dedifferentiate-an-interesting-new-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer Cells are Rogues that Dedifferentiate: An Interesting New Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2141\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MP9003211581.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2141\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MP9003211581.jpg\" alt=\"Learning About Cancer\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MP9003211581.jpg 428w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MP9003211581-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learning About Cancer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\">Issels\u00ae<\/a> Center for Immuno-Oncology recently discovered an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/07\/28\/science\/cellular-cheaters-give-rise-to-cancer.html?_r=1\">interesting study<\/a>, linking the Darwinian theory of evolution to the origin of cancer. Life, a delicate web of biological compromises, can go awry with the rogue dedifferentiation of a single cell\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>A harmonious cooperative<\/strong><br \/>\nIn evolutionist theory, cooperation gives rise to multicellular organisms from plants to mammals. Surrendering autonomy, single cells prosper with the whole rather than the ruthless competition of their predecessors, singular primordial cells.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Different, but the same<\/strong><br \/>\nCells in a healthy multicellular organism differentiate, performing specialized tasks and working for the good of the whole: skin, blood, bone cells and more benefit each other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting greedy<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat happens when a cell breaks loose, selfishly multiplies and expands its territory? The free-for-all of Darwin\u2019s pond results in cancer, a selfish dedifferentiation that benefits only itself through excess reproduction and overconsumption of resources. Pathological behavior that ultimately degrades the environment to the rogue\u2019s own advantage, but which ultimately destroys the ecosystem, resulting in its own demise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadly deception<\/strong><br \/>\nHow does this result from a single rogue cell? The cancer cell divides and mutates, creating separate lineages (subclones) with different abilities. Each family of mutated cells works together to make what is necessary for the growth of the tumor, even tricking healthy cells to do their own bidding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a choice?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe study identified similar kinds of \u201ccellular cheating\u201d in most multicellular organisms: mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects \u2013 even in plants and fungi; an inescapable consequence of multicellularity.<\/p>\n<p>Is your body\u2019s rebellious side getting the better of you? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issels.com\">Issels\u00ae<\/a> can help bring your body back to balance. Contact us today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Issels\u00ae Center for Immuno-Oncology recently discovered an interesting study, linking the Darwinian theory of evolution to the origin of cancer. Life, a delicate web of biological compromises, can go awry with the rogue dedifferentiation of a single cell\u2026 A harmonious cooperative In evolutionist theory, cooperation gives rise to multicellular organisms from plants to mammals. Surrendering &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/01\/cancer-cells-are-rogues-that-dedifferentiate-an-interesting-new-study\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cancer Cells are Rogues that Dedifferentiate: An Interesting New Study<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,203],"tags":[404,259],"class_list":["post-2140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-cancer-treatment","category-cancer-research","tag-cancer-studies","tag-fighting-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2142,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140\/revisions\/2142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}