Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Cancer Stem Cells: A New Theory of Cancer
6. 1. Cancer Stem Cells’ Triumph 13
7. 2. The CSC Theory 27
8. II. The Historical Emergence of the CSC Concept and Its Driving Role in Cancers
9. 3. Teratocarcinomas and Embryonic Stem Cells 47
10. 4. Leukemic and Hematopoietic Stem Cells 70
11. III. Debates on CSCs and Stem Cells: What Are They?
12. 5. Origin, Stemness, and Stem Cells: The Meaning of Words 91
13. 6. Stem Cell Identity 106
14. 7. If Stemness Is a Categorical or a Dispositional Property, How Can We Cure Cancers? 139
15. 8. If Stemness Is a Relational or a Systemic Property, How Can We Cure Cancers? 156
16. Conclusion 179
17. Notes 191
18. References 197
19. Acknowledgments 243
20. Index 245