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Stem cell for breast cancer?

can stem cell be used to treat breast cancer stage four? is there such a thing? i'm curious. pls no stupid answers

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1. treating breast cancer at such an advanced stage will have limitations, please take a look at the treatment information ....
2. I did a quick search and found an article that talks a lil about stem cells and breast cancer which I will post at the end.
   
   Most people have gotten so caught up in the embryonic stem cell debate that they forget there lots of other sources. The umbilical cord and afterbirth contains stem cells for one. The adult body also has stem cells in most organs and tissues. The bone marrow is full of stem cells. There are also different types of stem cells.
   
   The article below is a couple years old, but talks about discovering that in some cases of breast cancer the tumor has stem cells/is the malfunctioning stem cells in the breast.
   
   It would make sense that if the cancer has stem cells or is coming from the stem cells that stem cells may be able to help it. Google things like stem cells to learn what they are and where they are found, as well as breast cancer to get better knowledge on that, and then search breast cancer stem cell treatment.
   
   http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/article...