The discovery of these shared genetic drivers—applicable to cancers from the lungs to the liver—challenges the long-held belief that metastasis mechanisms vary greatly between cancer types.

Every cell in the body normally has its fixed place as part of a tissue structure. Except for a few cell types, such as blood ...

Some types of tumour show an organ-specific pattern of metastasis. Both 'seed' (the cancer cell) and 'soil' (factors in the organ environment) contribute to this organ specificity. Mechanical ...

Successful test in breast cancer patients: the active agent digoxin, a cardiac medication, dissolves clusters of circulating breast cancer cells in the blood, thus reducing the risk of metastases ...