By Ariane Tsai, C2ST Intern, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Institute for Genomic Biology

Hello fellow cells,

If you are reading this, you must be interested in learning about cancer! My name is Tumor Cell, and I am the President of this Cancer Cell Club. We had our first meeting last Monday where we introduced the executive board members. In case you missed the meeting, I have attached the slides introducing the members below. They are all hardworking cells like me who play a role in sustaining cancer in the human body! Now, if you are interested in contributing more (as a member or as an executive member), please do not hesitate to contact me. We are always looking for more enthusiastic members to join the club!

That’s all for now! I hope you all can make it to our next weekly meeting. As always, look out for the cells orchestrating the anti-cancer movement. Since the founding of this club, immune cells (T cells, B cells, macrophages, etc.) have officially declared war on us. So stay vigilant and safe out there!

Best,

Tumor Cell, President of the Cancer Cell Club

1. Tumor Cell 
   • https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer 
   • https://www.beckman.com/resources/cell-types/tumor-cells#:~:text=Tumor%20cells%20arise%20from%20the,lead%20to%20uncontrolled%20cell%20division. 
   • https://www.cancerfoundation.org.au/what-is-cancer-.html
2. Cancer Stem Cell
   • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496019/
   • https://www.eurogct.org/cancer-disease-of-stem-cells
3. Tumor Endothelial Cells
   • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3282494/
   • https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-98950-7_3 
4. CAFs
   • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10047485/ 
   •  https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/16/3906