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Researchers link new molecular culprit to breast cancer progression
(Phys.org)—Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered a protein "partner" commonly used by breast cancer cells to unlock genes needed for spreading the disease around the body. A report on the discovery, published November ...
Cancer
Nov 25, 2012 |
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How breast cancer spreads: Researchers find key to lymph node metastasis in mice
The invasion of cancer cells into the lymph vessels that connect the breast to surrounding lymph nodes is the first step leading to the metastasis, or spread, of cancer throughout the body. Metastasis is the primary cause ...
Cancer
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Researchers discover how breast cancer spreads to lung
The spread of breast cancer is responsible for more than 90 percent of breast cancer deaths. Now, the process by which it spreads -- or metastasizes -- has been unraveled by researchers at Johns Hopkins.
Cancer
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Researchers link cell division and oxygen levels
Cells grow abundant when oxygen is available, and generally stop when it is scarce. Although this seems straightforward, no direct link ever has been established between the cellular machinery that senses oxygen and that ...
Medical research
Jun 11, 2011 |
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Understanding cancer energetics
(Medical Xpress) -- It's long been known that cancer cells eat a lot of sugar to stay alive. In fact, where normal, noncancerous cells generate energy from using some sugar and a lot of oxygen, cancerous cells use virtually ...
Cancer
Jun 04, 2011 |
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