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Oncology

the proposal that cancer reactivates an ancient genetic program for loosely organized multicellular life, reverting cells to ancestral behaviors.

In oncology, atavistic theory of cancer refers to the proposal that cancer reactivates an ancient genetic program for loosely organized multicellular life, reverting cells to ancestral behaviors. This meaning comes from Davies (2011) in Physical Biology.[1]

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Davies, P. C. W., & Lineweaver, C. H. (2011). Cancer tumors as Metazoa 1.0: tapping genes of ancient ancestors. Physical Biology, 8(1), 015001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/8/1/015001

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