METASTASES AND EXOSOMES

METASTASES AND EXOSOMES Most cancer patients do not die from the primary tumor but from its metastases, which are secondary tumors formed by cells that have separated from the primary tumor. Often, the primary tumor suffers from a lack of oxygen that causes stress and starts the process of spreading metastases. According to one theory, […]

ASPIRIN PREVENTS METASTASIS

ASPIRIN PREVENTS METASTASIS Scientists discover how aspirin could prevent some cancers from spreading Metastasis is the spread of cancer cells from primary tumours to distant organs and is the cause of 90% of cancer deaths globally. Metastasizing cancer cells are uniquely vulnerable to immune attack, as they are initially deprived of the immunosuppressive microenvironment found […]