metastasis
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One triggered epithelial-mesenchymal transition, an essential step in cancer progression and metastasis.
From Science Daily
Three weeks later, she learnt she actually had stage three cancer with limited metastases.
From Barron's
This early nerve invasion raises the risk of metastasis and is closely tied to how aggressive the disease becomes.
From Science Daily
These monocytes normally help cancer cells evade immune defenses and support the growth of metastases.
From Science Daily
"Since then, we've discovered its mechanism of action in breast cancer growth, metastasis and immune exhaustion and developed an antibody to block SFRP2."
From Science Daily
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