Inflammatory circuit that triggers breast cancer uncovered
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
Although it's widely accepted that inflammation is a critical underlying factor in a range of diseases, including the progression of cancer, little is known about its role when normal cells become tumor cells. Now, scientists have shed new light on exactly how the activation of a pair of inflammatory signaling pathways leads to the transformation of normal breast cells to cancer cells.