Metastasis: Throwing oil into the flames
Nature Reviews Cancer 17, 510 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrc.2017.76
Author: Ulrike Harjes
Both obesity and systemic inflammation promote cancer progression, although how obesity-associated inflammation affects cancer metastasis is poorly understood. Quail et al. now show that obesity induces cytokines that stimulate lung neutrophilia in mice, thereby promoting breast cancer metastasis.
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ulrike Harjes Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research
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