Cellular senescence permanently arrests the cell division cycle and has long been thought to prevent the growth of cells at risk for transformation into cancer cells. In her Perspective, [Campisi][1] discusses recent evidence that cellular senescence indeed limits the development of malignant cancers in mice and humans. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/309/5736/886
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