MIT cancer biologists determine how platelets in the bloodstream help cancer cells form new tumors.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. About 90 percent of cancer deaths are caused by secondary tumors, known as metastases, which spread from the original tumor site.
To become mobile and break free from the original tumor, cancer cells need help from other cells in their environment. Many cells have been implicated in this process, including immune system cells and cells that…
