Preventing cancer metastasis by keeping dormant tumor cells asleep with collagen - FierceBiotech

Preventing cancer metastasis by keeping dormant tumor cells asleep with collagen - FierceBiotech
Mount Sinai researchers discovered that cancer cells stay dormant by secreting a specific type of collagen protein into their environment. They believe the finding could inspire new methods for predicting and preventing cancer metastasis.
How do cancer cells travel beyond the primary tumor, stay dormant for years and then suddenly wake up, causing cancer to recur? Researchers at Mount Sinai believe they may have found one answerand th… [+2448 chars] Read More



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