Saturday 6 September 2014

Lymphatic Cells Encourage Breast Cancer Cells to Spread

A new report by Johns Hopkins scientists suggest that breast cancer cells can lay the groundwork for their own spread throughout the body by coaxing cells within lymphatic vessels to send out tumor-welcoming signals. Writing in the Sept. 2 issue of emNature Communications/em, the researchers describe animal and cell-culture experiments that show increased levels of so-called signaling molecules released by breast cancer cells. These molecules cause lymphatic ...

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