Cancer Recurrence: What Awakens Dormant Tumor Cells? Laurence Salmon July 10, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/cancer-recurrence-what-awakens-dormant-tumor-cells-2026a1000neg?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_ous_260714_etid8504447&uac=148436CN&impID=8504447 Despite advances in cancer treatment, some tumors recur years or even decades after the initial response to therapy. Researchers attribute many of these late recurrences to dormant disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) that survive treatment by entering a dormant state before eventually reactivating and causing metastatic recurrence.