Posts published on: January 2020

Scientists discover the reason of the metastasis (cancer), and open new hopes to treat it

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by Esteban Tejedor

Posted on January 20, 2020

Scientists discover the reason of the metastasis (cancer), and open new hopes to treat it

Metastasis is the spread of cancer to other regions of the body, and is responsible for 90% of cancer deaths. The Spanish oncologist Joan Massegué and other scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New York have finally discovered the reason why the cancer cells extend to other parts of the body. It is not because of genetic mutations, as it was believed until now. Instead, they spread following the same process of regenerating a wounded tissue…

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