[quote]�The emergence of resistance is predictable and inevitable as a fundamental property of carcinogenesis,� Gatenby said. �However, this fundamental fact is commonly ignored in the design of treatment strategies. The emergence of drug resistance is rarely, if ever, dealt with until it occurs.�[/quote]

I think our doctors DO recognise resistance as inevitable without aggressive therapy. For this reason chemotherapy is often a combination of 3 drugs that work in different ways. It is important to hit from multiple angles so the cancer is annihilated before it "learns" the escape route.

Karen