Hi all :) i'm new here

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   cancerresearcherposted 12 years ago

   Hi all, my name is Aldo, researcher in cancer research institute. I would like to begin writing in hubpages about cancer, my speciality. Hope it will be benifical to you all. If you have any article request, i'm all ears

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      habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome! My daughter is a national tumor registrar, so I'm sure she'll be reading your articles. I have a request: write about the latest multiple myeloma news. I have MGUS, and my aunt died with MM. Thanks in advance!

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         cancerresearcherposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         thank you for the reply habee.. i will do my best to make an article about MM. Yes, cancer is an interesting topic. i'm sad that many of the info in the internet is not based on evidence.

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      lorlie6posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Good to have you here-HP is a fabulous place to publish informative articles.  I imagine most every Hubber has experienced cancer in some way in their lifetimes and the more knowledge, the better.
      I recently read an article that suggested cancer was already growing, without detection, in a huge percentage of the global population...true?
      Take good care cr,
      Laurel

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         cancerresearcherposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         hi Laurel,
         thank you for your encouragement. Yes, that's a hypothesis that cancer actually is a stem cell in our body that undergoes some kind of mutation. So, everyone has it intrinsically. The question is whether the cell mutated or not?

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            lorlie6posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Aldo, isn't one of the basic characteristics of the disease mutation?  Or do some cancers never change or spread?

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               cancerresearcherposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               In our body, normally there's a type of cells that's called Stem Cell. This cells are important for regeneration purpose. For example, red blood cell are generated by these stem cell. In certain condition, this stem cell can mutate. The mutation of this stem cell create cancer. Hope that helps

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                  WriteAngledposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  This is a somewhat simplistic approach to the topic of cancer, let alone to the topic of stem cells.
                  
                  What about the process of dedifferentiation, which does not involve stem cells at all?
                  
                  What about chemical carcinogenesis, which need not have anything to do with stem cells?
                  
                  Likewise, radiation-induced carcinogenesis does not necessarily target stem cells.
                  
                  I feel you are taking a somewhat blinkered view. However, perhaps this is understandable, since I see that you are a very young postgraduate student, with no experience of medical research as yet. and therefore very limited in your knowledge and understanding.

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   Kena Bladelposted 12 years ago

   Welcome to Hubpages, hope you have a really nice journey here with us! (More people could welcome to you, but oh well, not many said it to me too, so...- i guess it's 'normal') You'll have success!

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      cancerresearcherposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you very much

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   leahleflerposted 12 years ago

   Welcome to HP! I can't wait to see your work - wishing you luck!

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   Rosie2010posted 12 years ago

   Welcome to Hubpages, cancerresearcher!  This is a good site with a very friendly community.  I wish you all the best here on Hubpages.  Happy hubbing.  Cheers!

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   WriteAngledposted 12 years ago

   Furthermore, mutation does not need to involve a stem cell in order to lead to cancer.
   
   It really is not useful to present such simplistic arguments. The mere fact that you are talking to lay people is not an excuse to present half truths.

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   WriteAngledposted 12 years ago

   For example, in the research area you cite as being your own particular interest, I am not aware that FGFR3 mutations are restricted to stem cells.

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   WriteAngledposted 12 years ago

   I also find it rather perplexing that you cite the name of a non-existent institution in your profile. While Newcastle University does host a cancer research institute, the name of this institute does not match the one that you mention on your profile. Even after several decades, I can remember the exact name of the sub-department in which I carried out my doctoral and postdoctoral research in immunology.

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