Breast cancer has a higher incidence in obese women because fat facilitates cancer stem cells expansion
Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Medical researchers have revealed new data on why breast cancer has a higher incidence and is more aggressive in obese people. The reason is that peritumoral fat (the fat around the tumor) facilitates the expansion and invasion of cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are responsible of the onset and growth of the tumor.