Things you did not know about cancer

I found this recent article which will be of interest to cancer sufferers. It would seem that cancer cells need to plan a route to reach their target, however now it seems there may be a way of stopping it travelling thus stopping the cancer cells invading the new tissue.

 Most adult cells stay stationary, but the ability for some to move helps embryos develop, wounds heal and immune responses mobilize. When migrating cells go astray they can cause developmental disorders, ranging from cardiovascular disease to mental retardation. Metastasis (the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another) also relies on cell migration. How exactly cancer cells migrate and invade tissues continues to be a mystery. However, Cerione’s lab uncovered a potentially important clue when it noticed that cancer cells gearing up to move would collect a protein called tissue transglutaminase (tTG) into clusters near the cell membrane

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