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: Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research