Experiments in mice show that mitochondria, both within the tumor and beyond, can make the difference between promoting or inhibiting cancer spread.

Treating mice with anti-inflammatory drugs following surgery reduced the size of tumors.

In the presence of cytosolic DNA, cancer cells activate antiviral pathways that disguise them as immune cells.

Tools for studying how cancer spreads

Macrophages play numerous roles within tumors, leaving cancer researchers with a choice: eliminate the cells or recruit them.

Errors in segregation during cell division can lead to inflammation in daughter cells.

A study confirms that the spaces between cells are fluid-filled, rather than tightly packed with connective tissue, but pathologists say the findings’ implications remain to be seen.

Testing treatments on mini tumors may save time in identifying which therapies work best, a new study shows.   

The treatment also curbed the growth of nearby metastases that did not receive the drug.

The technique, demonstrated in mice using engineered mesenchymal stem cells, has potential for both diagnosis and treatment.