Squeezing ovarian cancer cells to predict metastatic potential: Cell stiffness as possible biomarker
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
New research shows that cell stiffness could be a valuable clue for doctors as they search for and treat cancerous cells before they're able to spread. The findings found that highly metastatic ovarian cancer cells are several times softer than less metastatic ovarian cancer cells.