In vitro cancer model reveals how tumor cells access the bloodstream (IMAGE)

Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

In vitro cancer model reveals how tumor cells access the bloodstream

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Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, detail how clusters of cells detach from primary tumors and penetrate blood-vessel walls to enter the bloodstream, enabling them to establish distal metastases.

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Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

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