Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, and a greater probability for the cancer to spread to other organs – metastasize –. But the causes of this association are ...

CNIO researchers discover that, in mice that eat a lot of fat, cancer cells travelling through the blood surround themselves with platelets, which act as an armor-like protection as they spread. In ...

Peer. "These are localized cancers, typically starting in the tongue, throat, or neck, which can later metastasize. If detected early, localized treatment can effectively target the tumor.

Maria Ioannou, a graduate student in Dr. McPherson’s laboratory, found that Rab13 has an unusually high degree of expression in many forms of cancer, especially epithelial cancers that often ...