Why identical mutations cause different types of cancer

(German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)) Why do alterations of certain genes cause cancer only in specific organs of the human body? Scientists at the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and the University Medical Center G ö ttingen have now demonstrated that cells originating from different organs are differentially susceptible to activating mutations in cancer drivers.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news