Gene responsible for metastasis of breast cancer to the bone identified
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
Physicians currently have no tools to help them detect which breast cancer patients will suffer metastasis to the bone, a process that occurs in 15-20 percent of cases. A new study has uncovered a gene that allows breast cancer cells to invade bones and create new tumors, or to metastasize.