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Cancer: defeating the immortal
1INSERM, U898, Villejuif, France, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France, Université Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France. kroemer@igr.fr
Abstract:
My first reaction when I was invited to contribute an article for the section "Profiles and Legacies" of Cancer Biology & Therapy was a shock. Am I that old, at the age of 46 years, that I should write my own obituary? But then I realized that I would have the opportunity to share some of my intimate convictions, dilemmas and doubts. So instead of an auto-apotheosis, this piece will simply translate what I could tell a friend during an after-dinner conversation, knowing that the plans for the future (optimistically) outnumber the experiences in the past.
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