To kill cancer cells is the ultimate objective of oncology researchers, but deciding exactly how-to go about the task presents a wide array of logical approaches. Of the several routes one could take to achieve cancer cell death, perhaps one of the most poetic methods is to trick cancer cells into performing the task themselves by committing suicide. The differences between destruction via exogenously delivered cytotoxic agents, via agents that induce a secondary response within the host and via agents produced by the cells themselves can be nuanced, but the latter method holds promise for cancer cell death with minimal side effects. It is worth briefly discussing the different logical approaches to fully appreciate how cancer treatments have become more subtle as technology has progressed.
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