NIH-funded scientists find the lifespan of supportive cells in a tumor may control the spread of cancer.
The images show tumors that have metastasized to the lungs (image b) and bones (image d) in mice that had CAFs eliminated after 10 days. Biju Parekkadan, Massachusetts General Hospital
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2016. Researchers have discovered that eliminating cells thought to aid tumor growth did not slow or halt the growth of cancer tumors. In fact, when…