Discovering that cancer-growing cells start in bone marrow, scientists said this is something to look forward to in finding better treatments for cancer patients. Preliminary studies were made by the Australian researchers and confirmed positive results done on mice. Earlier studies have pointed out to the possibility that fibroblasts or cancer-growing cells usually begin in the bone marrow and this theory has only been proven recently in clinical studies.

According to Dr. Michael Michael of the Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide and Dr. Daniel Worthley of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, the discovery of where fibroblast cells originate is a crucial block in treating cancer cells and identifying how these cells become infected and determine their growth and the spread of tumors.

Although the studies were in their preliminary stages, the two doctors were hopeful that the two-year research on bone marrow transplant on cancer patients will be very helpful to provide other alternatives in the treatment of all forms of cancer.

Dr. Worthley said such discovery is very significant in the prevention and spread of the disease since better application of treatment can be given to the patients before cancer takes its full-blown symptoms and free them from the physical and psychological burden of cancer and undergoing chemotherapy and the financial costs of high-end drugs.

Over the next two months, he added more trials will take place to test the viability of the initial findings as conducted by the Bone Marrow Transplant Registry. In so doing, Dr. Michael said other treatment options may be used for the cancer patients.