How cancer tricks the lymphatic system into spreading tumours
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
Swollen lymph nodes are often the earliest sign of metastatic spread of cancer cells. Now cancer researchers and immunologists have discovered how cancer cells can infiltrate the lymphatic system by ‘disguising’ themselves as immune cells (white blood cells). The researchers hope that this finding will inform the development of new drugs.