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Missing Molecule Hobbles Cell Movement

Cells missing a certain protein on their surface can’t move normally, UConn researchers reported in Science Signaling. The research could give

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center scientists have demonstrated a powerful method to analyze how tumor cells are altered as they

A breast cancer cell is like a house with three locks on the front door. Keys, or receptors, allow drugs

About one in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. The vast majority of these

The ability of cancer to establish itself in distant parts of the body — called metastasis — causes 90% of

Prostate cancer can grow slowly and pose little threat to patients, or it can metastasize quickly, causing severe pain and

For cancer to spread, it needs a hospitable environment in distant organs. This fertile “soil” can provide a home to

Nature Communications, researchers at the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shed new light on the genetic

A University of Hawai’i Cancer Center researcher has identified how some cancer cells are made to move during metastasis. The

High cholesterol levels have been associated with breast cancer spreading to other parts of the body, researchers discovered that the