Cancer Cells in Mice May Hitch a Ride with Bone-Healing Stem Cells
Researchers have long observed a connection between bone metastasis and remodeling, which might be due to a close connection between the two cell types.
Cancer Cells in Mice May Hitch a Ride with Bone-Healing Stem Cells
Cancer Cells in Mice May Hitch a Ride with Bone-Healing Stem Cells
Researchers have long observed a connection between bone metastasis and remodeling, which might be due to a close connection between the two cell types.
Researchers have long observed a connection between bone metastasis and remodeling, which might be due to a close connection between the two cell types.
It’s now thought that in many cases, cancer cells disseminate from the primary tumor site early on and lie dormant for long periods rather than only venturing out from primary tumors at an advanced stage.
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