Discovering the mechanism of cancer cell metastasis

A research team in the UK has just discovered a mechanism thatcancer cellsThey attach to healthy cells and spread throughout the patient's body, according toDaily TelegraphJune 17th.

This is the finding of scientists at the University of London (UK). They believe that it may be relatively easy to block this mechanism to keep cancer cells in their original location.

Cancer cells - Photo: Shutterstock

Patients mainly die from these causes.tumorSecondary tumors are those that develop from the initial malignant tumor.

These secondary tumors can migrate and settle in vital parts of the body such as the lungs or brain, according to Professor Roberto Mayor, head of the research team.

Cancer cells cause healthy cells to "mimic" them and become cancerous. Therefore, we just need to develop drugs that interfere with this interaction, Professor Mayor added.

The research team used cells.embryoThey studied frogs and zebrafish, then observed the interaction between cancerous and healthy cells to draw the above conclusion.

The research was published in a journal.Nature Cell Biology.

According to (thanhnien.com.vn) - HL