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Two-way communication between cancer cells appears to be key to their becoming motile, clustering and spreading through metastasis, according to Rice University scientists. Members of the research team have developed a model of how cancer cells twist a complex system of signals and feedback loops to their advantage.
These signals help the cells detach from primary tumors and form clusters that lead to often fatal metastatic disease.Image credit: Illustration by Marcelo Boareto
