Re: Scientists have discovered how cancer spreads from a primary site



J <studydras@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Instead of a cell just breaking off from a tumour and travelling through
> the bloodstream to another organ where it forms a secondary tumour, or
> metastasis, researchers in the United States have shown that the cancer
> sends out envoys to prepare the new site.

This is interesting because we've known for some time that you can
detect cancer cells in the blood long before mets are found..

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madiba
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