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: Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research