Chapter 03: Metastasis: A Regulated Process

Dr. Fidler begins this segment by explaining that, in contrast with the prevailing belief (in the 70s) that cancer is the “ultimate expression of cellular anarchy” and that metastasis is random, his work has shown that cancer is a regulated process along every step of the way; similarly, metastasis is predictable. In response to a question about why scientists held (and still hold to) these conventional assumptions about cancer, Dr. Fidler notes how difficult it can be for a scientific community to accept innovative ideas. He then talks about significance of training clinicians in research and the basic sciences.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1816/thumbnail.jp