Improving understanding of cell behavior in breast cancer

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Tue, 06/17/2008 - 23:00

(University of Nottingham) The invasion and spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, known as metastasis, is a principal cause of death in patients diagnosed with breast cancer.

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