Researchers show antibody to breast cancer-secreted protein blocks metastasis
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 14:21
in Health & Medicine
Scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have made a key discovery about the mechanism of breast cancer metastasis, the process by which cancer spreads. Focusing on a gene dubbed "Dachshund," or DACH1, they are beginning to pinpoint new therapeutic targets to halt the spread of cancer.