Instead Of Fighting Breast Cancer, Immune Cell Promotes Its Spread
Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 15:57
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have new evidence that a type of immune system cell thought to be part of the first line of defense against breast cancer may also help promote its spread. They have found that when these cells, known as lymphocytes, make an inflammatory protein called RANKL (RANK ligand), breast cancer is more likely to spread to the lungs.