Disseminated breast tumour cells: biological and clinical meaning

Disseminated breast tumour cells: biological and clinical meaningDisseminated breast tumour cells: biological and clinical meaning, Published online: 21 November 2017; doi:10.1038/nrclinonc.2017.174We posit that disseminating tumour cells detected in the bone marrow or in the circulation are either cancer stem cells with full metastatic potential, tumour-bulk cells, or dormant cancer cells. This model has both therapeutic and diagnostic implications, raising concern over inadequate treatment as well as the possibility of overtreatment resulting from overdiagnosis.
Source: Nature Clinical Practice Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research