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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 9.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Physiol. 2017 Dec 12;8(1):237–282. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c170008

Figure 1. Tumors as communities.

Figure 1

Tumor cells coexist with a variety of stromal and immune cells, and reside in a complex mixture of signaling molecules and extracellular matrix components. Adjacent adipose tissue may provide a hospitable environment to developing tumors.