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Cancer cells flowing through blood vessels. © Sunaina Rao.

cancer · Life · 21 Mar 2020

The Adventurous Journey of a Cancer Cell

The long tiring journey of a cancer cell from its site of origin to a distant metastatic organ.

On the left - A fibrotic tissue which favours increased colonization and outgrowth of metastasising cells. On the right - A less fibrotic tissue, which does not favour as much persistence and colonization of metastasising cells (red - blood vessels; blue - metastasising cells; brown - collagen). © Sunaina Rao.

cancer · Life · 06 Jan 2020

Can Tissue Fibrosis Influence Metastasis?

The role of fibrosis in cancer progression.

Tumour cells in circulation. © Sunaina Rao

cancer · Life · 20 Nov 2019

Metastatic Tumour Cells

From one tissue to another, via the blood vessels.

The 'soil and seed theory' applies to cancer cells. © Sunaina Rao.

cancer · Life · 20 Nov 2019

How Our Own Body can Influence the Spread of Cancer

The pre-metastatic niche in cancer progression.

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