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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. 

metastasis, disease & medicine

Infographic: Steps in Cancer Metastasis
Shawna Williams | Apr 1, 2021 | 2 min read
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.
New Understanding of Metastasis Could Lead to Better Treatments
Shawna Williams | Apr 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
Recent insights, such as the recognition that disseminated cancer cells can lie dormant for years before seeding secondary tumors, suggest novel strategies for fighting metastatic disease.
A New Molecular Mechanism for Metastasis
The Scientist | Jul 27, 2020 | 1 min read
Download this research summary to learn about functional proteomic adaptations leading to increased metastasis!
A Trick that Helps Horses and Cattle Avoid Metastatic Cancer
Shawna Williams | Apr 1, 2020 | 2 min read
Researchers find connective tissue has a crucial role to play in whether cancer cells metastasize.
Aggressive Cancers Feed Off the Brain’s Nerves
Emily Makowski | Sep 20, 2019 | 2 min read
Three studies show that tumor cells can behave like neurons.
ribosomes epithelial to mesenchymal transition cancer progression cell migration
Image of the Day: More Ribosomes
Chia-Yi Hou | May 10, 2019 | 1 min read
An increased production of ribosomes may underlie cell migration and relate to cancer metastasis, according to a new study.
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Sophia Lunt Traces the Effect of Metabolism on Cancer Metastasis
Ashley Yeager | Apr 1, 2019 | 3 min read
The Michigan State University researcher’s lab experiences shaped her interest in the role of glucose in cancer’s spread.
Image of the Day: Metastatic Moment
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 27, 2019 | 1 min read
A human breast cancer cell divides as it moves through surrounding blood vessel cells in vitro.
Image of the Day: Neon Collective
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 13, 2019 | 1 min read
Human lung cancer cells can form an invasive pack that coordinates its movement during metastasis.  
Exosomes Linked to Cancer Spread from Chemoresistant Tumors in Mice
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 10, 2019 | 4 min read
The vesicles promote metastasis after chemotherapy, but the authors say the results shouldn’t alarm patients and may point to ways to improve treatments.
Drug Cocktail Slows Progress of Aggressive Breast Cancer
Ashley P. Taylor | Oct 22, 2018 | 2 min read
Checkpoint inhibition combined with chemotherapy gives patients with triple-negative metastatic breast cancer about two months more time without significant tumor growth, a study finds.
Cancer’s conversions
Nancy Gavert and Avri Ben-Ze ev | Nov 1, 2010 | 4 min read
A developmental transition may be a useful model for tumor progression. 
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