Tumors follow stem cells to bone

March 29, 2011

A stem cell homing signal may explain why so many cancers spread to bone tissue. Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that may explain why so many cancers spread to patients’ bones — they piggyback on signaling pathways that hematopoietic stem cells use to home to the bone marrow for self-renewal. (The Scientist)

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