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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer research from A.W. Studebaker and colleagues discussed
January 1st, 2009
"Common sites of breast cancer metastasis include the lung, liver, and bone, and of these secondary metastatic sites, estrogen receptor alpha (EB alpha)-positive breast cancer often favors bone. Within secondary organs, cancer cells would predictably encounter tissue-specific fibroblasts or their soluble factors, yet our understanding of how tissue-specific fibroblasts directly affect cancer cell growth rates and survival remains largely unknown," scientists writing in the journal Cancer Research report. "Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that mesenchymal fibroblasts isolated from common sites of breast cancer metastasis provide a more favorable...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-01)
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