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Study: Cells Within A Tumor May Pave The Way For Cancer’s Spread

med cancer.jpgA Japanese study suggests that early in lung cancer’s progression, cells within a tumor may pave the way for cancer’s invasion by triggering processes that allow for the spread of disease. By interrupting these signals, researchers were able to block the development of cancer’s spread to lungs in mice.

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