Tumour evolution: Metastasis takes a different route
Nature Reviews Cancer 17, 509 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrc.2017.70
Author: Anna Dart
A new study has looked at the evolutionary origins of lymphatic and distant metastases in human colorectal cancer and found that, in most cases, cancer spread to lymph nodes is not a precursor for seeding of cancer cells to other organs.
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Anna Dart Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research