With advances in technology and bioinformatics, we are now positioned to view and manage cancer through an evolutionary lens. This perspective is critical as our appreciation for the role of tumor heterogeneity, tumor immune compartment, and tumor microenvironment on cancer pathogenesis and evolution grows. Here, we explore recent knowledge on the evolutionary basis of cancer pathogenesis and progression, viewing tumors as multilineage, multicomponent organisms whose growth is regulated by subcomponent fitness relationships. We propose reconsidering some current tenets of the cancer management paradigm in order to take better advantage of crucial fitness relationships to improve outcomes of patients with cancer.
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McCoach, C. E., & Bivona, T. G. (2019, May 1). Engineering multidimensional evolutionary forces to combat cancer. Cancer Discovery. American Association for Cancer Research Inc. https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-18-1196
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