Loss of NF1 drives ER+ breast cancer metastasis on two fronts
The findings suggest that loss of NF1 allows ER+ breast cancer cells to remodel their environment in ways that favor their survival and growth.
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Metastasis
How neutrophils help triple-negative breast cancer cells spread to other organs
The researchers found that the interaction between neutrophils and epithelial-like cancer cells helps both types of cells survive.
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Image of the Month: Breast cancer cell clusters
The Image this month shows a mechanism that mediates the formation of breast cancer cell clusters and promotes cancer metastasis.
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Image of the Month: A closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma
The image captures metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) intertwined with blood vessels (magenta) in the leptomeninges of a mouse model of the human condition.
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Partners in crime: Metastatic medulloblastoma recruits local fibroblasts to support its spread and growth
This novel discovery shows how tumor and non-tumor cells work together to create an environment that backs up cancer growth.
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State of the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center and breast cancer research
Interim director Dr. Xiang “Shawn” Zhang sat down with From the Labs to provide an update on this multidisciplinary center dedicated to breast cancer research and patient care.
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Carbon ultrafine particles accelerate lung cancer progression
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine discover how airborne ultrafine particles in smoke can change a host’s defense against lung cancer.
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A potentially more effective treatment for HER2 mutant metastatic breast cancer
A phase II clinical trial is on its way to assess the value of poziotinib in the treatment of this devastating condition.
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The bone microenvironment ‘empowers’ cancer cells to become metastatic
The bone microenvironment prompts changes in breast cancer cells that help them escape treatment and become more invasive.
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The single cell and the cluster, what makes one better than the other at cancer metastasis?
Cancer metastasis is all about rogue cancer cells abandoning the original tumor and venturing through the blood in search for new breeding grounds. Sometimes, single
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