Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center researchers in New York City have found out why some women suffer relapses years after beating breast cancer.
Leading oncologist Dr. Larry Norton has revealed that breast cancer cells have the unique ability to lie dormant for years, even after the original tumor has been removed.
Breast Cancer - Causes, Risks, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Staging, Treatment, Prevention & Prognosis
Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. Early detection and lifestyle changes help in controlling breast cancer.
Breast cancer is a cancer that affects the breasts or mammary glands. Early detection and lifestyle changes help in controlling breast cancer.
"Wandering cells might relocate to the primary site just as they could - by using the same biological toolbox - locate to a distant site," the Daily Express quoted Norton as saying.
"It's just as a weed-bed overgrows and destroys a garden and then scatters its tiny seeds to invade neighbouring gardens.
Breast Cancer Risk is Reduced by Vigorous Exercise
Researchers writing the open access journal BMC Cancer have revealed that post-menopausal women who engage in moderate to vigorous exercise have a reduced risk of breast cancer.
Researchers writing the open access journal BMC Cancer have revealed that post-menopausal women who engage in moderate to vigorous exercise have a reduced risk of breast cancer.
Dr. Helen George, Cancer Research UK's head of science information, said: "This research is important because it offers an explanation of why some breast cancers can spread and return.
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Social Isolation Hastens Breast Cancer Growth: Study
A socially isolated, stressful environment can speed up breast cancer growth, says a new study.
A socially isolated, stressful environment can speed up breast cancer growth, says a new study.
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