Usually, 3D cultures of tumour cells develop hollow cores that resemble the necrotic ... 3D tissue organization and function by replicating physiological and pathological conditions of cancer ...

In the layer surrounding the necrotic core, the researchers found cells similar to embryonic connective tissue, as well as ... the patients with this type of cancer. To do so, they used biopsies ...

Radiation therapy, which patients receive for cancer and other conditions ... and minimize side effects to healthy tissue, ...