Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Study shows activated blood platelets enable cancer cells to penetrate blood vessels

Malignant tumours often spread to remote areas of the body. In the majority of cases, metastases formation develops via the blood vascular system. The blood platelets thereby provide invaluable help to the tumour cells in penetrating new organs. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute…

Source: Study shows activated blood platelets enable cancer cells to penetrate blood vessels



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