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The hallmarks of cancer conceptualization is a heuristic tool for distilling the vast (\G~S
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ing principles. As knowledge of cancer mechanisms has progressed, other facets of the disease have u5lj+?
emerged as potential refinements. Herein, the prospect is raised that phenotypic plasticity and dis- `VHm,g2
rupted differentiation is a discrete hallmark capability, and that nonmutational epigenetic reprogram- EV9m\'=j
ming and polymorphic microbiomes both constitute distinctive enabling characteristics that facilitate D%Wr/6X
the acquisition of hallmark capabilities. Additionally, senescent cells, of varying origins, may be added 7|2:;5:U
to the roster of functionally important cell types in the tumor microenvironment.