Posts Tagged ‘metastasis’
Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones
Once breast cancer spreads to bone, treatment becomes nearly impossible. Researchers have now identified a pair of proteins believed to be critical for spreading, or metastasizing, breast cancer to bone. …
Read Full ArticleCancer cells prefer a ‘comfort cruise,’ follow predictable paths of least resistance
New research reveals that while cancer cells move quickly in metastasis, they’re rather lazy in which paths they choose. …
Read Full ArticleHow breast cancer uses exosomes to metastasize to the brain
Study details how exosomes, released by the breast tumor, tricks cells in the blood-brain barrier into taking them up. …
Read Full ArticleBreast cancer cells ‘stick together’ to spread through the body during metastasis
Researchers discovered that a cell adhesion protein, E-cadherin, allows breast cancer cells to survive as they travel through the body and form new tumors, …
Read Full ArticleBreast cancer can form ‘sleeper cells’ after drug treatment
Breast cancer hormone therapies may force some cancer cells into ‘sleeper mode’, allowing them to potentially come back to life years after initial treatment. …
Read Full ArticleNew drug shows encouraging survival in pancreatic cancer
An early clinical trial finds a Wee1 kinase inhibitor combined with radiation and gemcitabine is safe and potentially effective against pancreatic cancer. …
Read Full ArticleKey to targeting the spread of pancreatic cancer
An international team of researchers has revealed how aggressive pancreatic cancer cells change their environment to enable easy passage to other parts of the body …
Read Full ArticleElectromagnetic fields may hinder spread of breast cancer cells
Electromagnetic fields might help prevent some breast cancers from spreading to other parts of the body, …
Read Full Article‘Bone in a dish’ opens new window on cancer initiation, metastasis, bone healing
Researchers in Oregon have engineered a material that replicates human bone tissue with an unprecedented level of precision, from its microscopic crystal structure to its biological activity. …
Read Full ArticleDiscovery shows how difficult-to-treat prostate cancer evades immune system
Study reports pre-clinical development of novel treatment and potential for combination use with immunotherapy drugs. …
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