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Cancer is caused by a complex interplay of molecular signals. Uncontrolled cellular growth, a hallmark of cancer, may hold the key to understanding the spread of disease. Tumors form and proliferate from the actions of a small population of unique cells. The observation that cancer cells and stem cells share many similar properties has led to the search for “cancer stem cells.”