Understanding the zombie cells that won't die Cell senescence is emerging as a highly complicated but newly energized front in the battle against cancer

This news section is written by a medical journalist and offers Cancer Cytopathology readers timely information on events, issues, and personalities of interest to the subspecialty. In this issue, senescence, a defensive crouch for human cells, is emerging as a highly complicated but newly energized front in the battle against cancer because these zombie cells' refuse to die easily, stop dividing, grow in size, become somewhat disorganized, and start pumping out an array of functionally diverse factors.

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This section, written by a medical journalist, provides timely information on events, issues, and personalities of interest to readers in the field of Cancer Cytopathology. The article focuses on senescence, a defensive mechanism used by human cells in the battle against cancer. It highlights the complications and renewed interest in this field due to the resistance of these "zombie cells" to die easily and their ability to produce various factors.