Bad to the bone: Some breast cancer cells are primed to thrive

Scientists have discovered that some loose breast cancer cells, have a leg up on survival —- the genes they express make them more likely to prosper in bone tissue. The team also found that whether or not cancer cells turn on those genes depends on what their surroundings were like in the primary breast tumor. If the breast tumor had molecular patterns similar to those found in bone, the tumor is more likely to spread to bone later.

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