Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Physicists reveal random nature of metastasis

INTERN DAILY
Physicists reveal random nature of metastasis
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2014 - The spreading of a cancerous tumour from one part of the body to another may occur through pure chance instead of key genetic mutations, a new study has shown. Physicists from the University of Dundee and Arizona State University have used a statistical model to show that the formation of a new secondary tumour - commonly known as a metastasis - could just as likely derive from "common" cancer ... more


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